Ayn al-Arab
E776598
Ayn al-Arab is a town in northern Syria, better known internationally by its Kurdish name Kobanî and noted for its strategic location near the Turkish border and its role in the Syrian conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ain al-Arab | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kobane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobanî NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| arabicName | عين العرب NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderCrossingWith | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 36.890°N 38.353°E ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
People's Protection Units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Women’s Protection Units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventDate | Siege of Kobanî 2014–2015 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityDuringWar | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKurdishName | Kobanî NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReconstructionEfforts | post-2015 urban rebuilding ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
border crossing with Turkey
ⓘ
control of routes between Aleppo and Turkish border ⓘ |
| hasType |
border town
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Kurdish–ISIL conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kurdishName | Kobanî NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeDivision | Aleppo Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Rojava
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Syrian Kurdistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Turkish border ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Euphrates region (nearby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEthnicGroup | Kurds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Jarabulus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tell Abyad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy destruction during Syrian civil war
ⓘ
symbol of resistance against ISIL ⓘ |
| oppositeTownAcrossBorder | Suruç NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kobanî Canton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfBattle | Siege of Kobanî NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfConflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationMajority | Kurdish ⓘ |
| railwayHistory | developed as a station on the Baghdad Railway ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | United States-led coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | EET ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +2 ⓘ |
| utcOffsetDST | +3 ⓘ |
| wasAttackedBy | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsedForName |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ain al-Arab