Ar-Raqqah

Ar-Raqqah

الرقة (Arabic)
Ar-Raqqah الرقة (Arabic)
	Sunset over the rooftops in one of the modern quarters of the city
	Ar-Raqqah Location in Syria
	Coordinates: 35°57′N 39°01′E
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)[1]
• Total	300,000
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Pre-Civil War	City: 220,488 Nahiyah: 338,773[2]
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	22

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.

References

"Ar-Raqqa Governorate Panoramic Report - December 2019" (PDF). Assistance Coordination Unit. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
"2004 Census Data for ar-Raqqah nahiyah" (in Arabic). 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.

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[imu-1] "Ar-Raqqa Governorate Panoramic Report - December 2019" (PDF). Assistance Coordination Unit. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

[census2004-2] "2004 Census Data for ar-Raqqah nahiyah" (in Arabic). 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.