Kobanî
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Kobanî is a predominantly Kurdish city in northern Syria known for its strategic location near the Turkish border and its symbolic role in resisting ISIS during the Syrian civil war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kobanî canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | de facto self-administered city ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Ayn al-Arab
ⓘ
surface form:
Ain al-Arab
Ayn al-Arab ⓘ |
| attackedBy | ISIS ⓘ |
| conflict |
Syrian Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian civil war
|
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Democratic Forces
YPG ⓘ YPJ ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kurds ⓘ |
| event |
Battle of Kobani
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Kobanî (2014–2015)
Battle of Kobani ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Kobanî
|
| governingBody |
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
ⓘ
local council of Kobanî ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | martyrs cemetery for fallen fighters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heavily damaged urban area during war
ⓘ
strategic military location ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | border crossing with Turkey ⓘ |
| hasMinority |
Arabs
ⓘ
Armenians ⓘ Turkmens ⓘ
surface form:
Turkmen
|
| historicalName | Ayn al-Arab ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Kobani
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Kobanî
resistance against ISIS ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aleppo Governorate
ⓘ
northern Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Turkish border ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Turkish–Syrian border area
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian–Turkish border
|
| majorityPopulation | Kurds ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention during 2014–2015 siege ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Suruç ⓘ |
| nearbyCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kobanî Canton
ⓘ
Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria ⓘ
surface form:
de facto Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria
|
| populationTrend | experienced large-scale displacement during ISIS attack ⓘ |
| reconstructionStatus | undergoing reconstruction after war damage ⓘ |
| region |
Kurdistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Rojava
|
| religion | predominantly Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| supportedBy | US-led coalition airstrikes ⓘ |
| symbolicRole |
symbol of Kurdish resistance
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to ISIS ⓘ |
| timeZone |
Eastern European Time
ⓘ
UTC+02:00 ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | UTC+03:00 ⓘ |
| urbanType | border city ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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