Ar-Raqqah
Ar-Raqqah (Arabic: الرقة / ALA-LC: ar-Raqqah), also spelled Rakka, is a city in north central Syria. It is the capital of the Ar-Raqqah Governorate.
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الرقة (Arabic) | |
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| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Ar Raqqah Governorate |
| District | Ar-Raqqah District |
| Nahiyah | Ar-Raqqah |
| Founded | 244-242 BC |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,962 km2 (758 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 300,000 |
| • Density | 153/km2 (400/sq mi) |
| • Pre-Civil War | City: 220,488 Nahiyah: 338,773[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Ar-Raqqah Media
Raqqa is the administrative center of Raqqa Subdistrict and the Raqqa District.
The remains of the historic Baghdad gate
Raqqa Museum (pre-Syrian Civil War)
2017 map of Raqqa city map
Destroyed neighborhood in Raqqa, August 2017
Raqqa Internal Security Forces (RISF) member inspecting vehicles at a checkpoint, 18 August 2018
References
- ↑ "2004 Census Data for ar-Raqqah nahiyah" (in العربية). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: "2004 Census Data *". UN OCHA. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ Ar-Raqqa Governorate Panoramic Report - December 2019. Assistance Coordination Unit. 24 December 2019. https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/IMU_En-Raqqa-Panoramic____.pdf. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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