Fafin (Fafeen / فافين) is a village in northern Aleppo, just 15 km (9.3 mi) north of Aleppo city. The village had a population of 3,183 according to the 2004 census. Fafeen hosts some internatlly displaced persons (IDPs) from Afrin.
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Translation: Administrative Divisions Law
In preparation for the forthcoming municipal elections in NES, planned for 11th of June [now postponed to 8 August, 2024], the DAANES passed a new law defining the administrative divisions of the NES region. This follows the DAANES’ publication of the new Social Contract in December 2023.![](https://mesopotamia.coop/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/20230413-20230413-20230413-20230413-almadt-jpge07925-image-jpg1c7e46-image-jpg632114-image-jpg35381a-image-150x150.jpg)
Women of Afrin earn living with their skills
Women, who were displaced to Shahba Canton after the Turkish state occupied Afrin, earn a living with their skills due to rising prices caused by the embargo imposed by the Syrian government on Shahba Canton.![](https://mesopotamia.coop/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/مجرى-نهر-قويق-الذي-يشهد-جفافاً-تاماً-في-ريف-حلب-الشمالي-نورث-برس-1130x580-1-750x430-1-150x150.jpg)
Turkish Dams Could Cause Environmental Disaster In Aleppo Region
Only one kilometer from Shahba Dam in the northern countryside of Syria’s Aleppo governorate, , the 50-year-old farmer Mahmoud Osso is staring at his land, which he has not cultivated this year due to drought and lack of rainfall.![](https://mesopotamia.coop/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IDP-women-in-Jiyan-Restaurant-preparing-Kibbeh-in-the-northern-countryside-of-Aleppo-–-North-Press.-1536x864-1-e1626111017381-150x150.jpg)