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City in northern Syria
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Kobanî, or Kobane, officially known as Ayn al-Arab, is a Kurdish-majority city in northern Syria.
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A monument to the Kurdish women who fought during the Siege of Kobane to liberate the city from ISIS invaders. The monument was commissioned by the Suleimania governate and designed by Kurdistan artist Zirak Mira. It depicts a Kurdish woman in traditional guerrilla clothes with angelic wings stretching from her back, and took 3 months to complete. Inaugurated in 2016, the monument is surrounded by actual ISIS tanks destroyed by female fighters during the siege.
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A small hotel a 2-minute walk from the city centre.
As of 2026, the only way to reach Kobani is by land, either from the east (via Tell Abyad), from the south (preferably via Raqqa), or from the west (via Manbij).
Read in the guideThe city can be easily traversed by foot. There is no public transport network, so if you can't go around by foot then private taxis will be your only alternative.
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