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
The Baghdad Gate, by Ziad Zukkari
Ewer, late 12th–first half of the 13th century, from Raqqa. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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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