Jazira Canton
Jazira Canton (Kurdish: Kantona Cizîrê, Arabic: مقاطعة الجزيرة, Syriac: ܟܢܛܢ ܓܨܪܛܐ Canton Gozarto) is the largest of three cantons of the de facto autonomous Kurdish region of Rojava in Northern Syria. As part of the ongoing Rojava campaign, its democratic autonomy was officially declared on 21 January 2014.
According to the constitution, the city of Al-Qamishli is the administrative center of Jazira Canton. However, as parts of Al-Qamishli remain under the control of Syrian government forces, meetings of the autonomous canton's administration take place in the nearby city of Amuda. Other important cities and towns in the canton are Hesîçe (Al-Hasakah), Serêkaniyê (Ras al-Ayn), Dêrika Hemko (Al-Malikiyah), Dirbêsiyê (Al-Darbasiyah) and Tirbespiyê (al-Qahtaniya).
Jazira Canton's population is composed of Kurds, Arabs, Assyrians-Syriacs and Armenians. While Kurdish, Arabic and Syriac-Aramaic are official languages, all communities have the right to teach and be taught in their native language. Religions practiced in the canton are Islam, Christianity and Yazidism. Between 20-30% of the Canton are Christians of various churches and denominations.
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Canton, Michigan
Canton is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is located about 8 miles (13 km) west of the city limits of Detroit and 8 miles (13 km) east of the city limits of Ann Arbor. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 90,173, making it Michigan's second largest township and eleventh largest community. Canton is one of Michigan's fastest growing communities.
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Canton (country subdivision)
A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared to other administrative divisions such as counties, departments or provinces. Internationally the best-known cantons, and the most politically important, are those of Switzerland. As the constituents of the Swiss Confederation, theoretically (and historically) the Swiss cantons are semi-sovereign states.
The term is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district (from which "Cantonment" is also derived).
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