الرقة

Also known as Leontopolis, ar-Raqqa, Raqa, ar-Raqa, Rakka, ar-Rakka, Raqqah, ar-Raqqah

مدينة سورية

AI overview

Raqqa is a city in northeastern Syria on the Euphrates River with a population of over 530,000, making it Syria's sixth-largest city. It holds historical significance as a former capital of the Abbasid Caliphate in the 8th century and more recently as the capital of the Islamic State from 2014 to 2017.

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The entry is geolocated on the map in RA.

Vinony's link graph records 890 inbound references to الرقة, and connects out to Islamic State, Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn and Shia Islam.

Vinony files it under 240s BC establishments, Capital cities in Asia and Capitals of caliphates.

Vinony links it to 79 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: الرقة
Region: محافظة الرقة
Country: سوريا
Population: 531,952
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Raqqa
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria#Mediterranean east#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Raqqa within Syria
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Raqqa
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Raqqa
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Raqqa
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 244–242 BC
Settlement.subdivision_type5: De facto
Settlement.total_type: City

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Official website

م. "هلال الحمد".. خبرةٌ زراعيةٌ وتميزٌ رياضي

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Wikidata facts

Official name: الرَّقَّة
Population: 299824
Area: 1962
Elevation: 245
Official website: www.esyria.sy/eraqqa
Image: ArRaqqah collection.jpg
Dialing code: 22

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Commons category: Raqqa
postal code: C5710
native label: الرَّقَّة
inception: 0244-00-00
P8168: Estrées-Mons
P12749: Kur River

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Travel guide

Understand

thumb|upright=1.4|The Abbasid-era Baghdad Gate, in front of Awis al-Qarni Mosque While Raqqa became know to the world as the capital of the self-declared Islamic State between 2013-2017, the city has a long history as a Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine city. Many historic sights and artifacts have however been destroyed or lost during the fight to liberate the city. As of early 2020 the local government is still struggling to bring back basic services, however efforts have been made to save and restore some of the historic buildings and sights within the city.

Get in

Buses and shared taxis do run from Damascus and Aleppo.

Get around

Shared taxi is the most common way of getting around with in the city, walking is an option in the centre. Be aware that many buildings are still in rubble and can be hazardous.

See

thumb|Ruins of the Qasr al-Banat castle. The ruins have mostly survived the civil war intact.

Drink

thumb|upright=1.4|The Euphrates near Raqqa

Stay safe

See the warning in the Syria article.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Article · العربية

الرقة مدينة في شمال سوريا، عاصمة محافظة الرقة، تقع على الضفة الشرقية لنهر الفرات، على بعد حوالي 160 كم شرق مدينة حلب. منذ أواسط السبعينيات يعتمد اقتصاد الرقة على سد الفرات وعلى الزراعة وعلى الحقول النفطية المجاورة. في الرقة متحف تاريخي صغير يسمى متحف الرقة، وقد كشفت الحفريات فيها عن آثار تعود إلى العصر العباسي (750 هـ - 1258). من أهم الآثار الباقية في المدينة قصر العذارى أو قصر البنات، والجامع الكبير الذي بني في القرن الثامن الميلادي. تحتوي المدينة القديمة أيضاً على أضرحة عدد من أعلام المسلمين، منهم الصحابي عمار بن ياسر وأويس القرني، عدد سكان المدينة يزيد على 220,000 نسمة.

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