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Ar-Raqqah

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Ar-Raqqah

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

plaats in Syrië

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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Place details

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

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Air quality

53US AQIModerate
PM2.5
11.7 µg/m³
PM10
17.1 µg/m³
As of 2026-08-11 03:00 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

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Raqqa
Settlement.settlement_type
City
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Syria#Mediterranean east#Asia
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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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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 · Nederlands

Raqqa of Ar-Raqqah (Arabisch: الرقة) is de hoofdstad van het Syrische gouvernement Raqqa, gelegen op de Noord-Oostelijke oever van de rivier Eufraat, zo'n 160 kilometer ten oosten van Aleppo. Raqqa werd in 2014 uitgeroepen tot de hoofdstad van het kalifaat van IS. Op dinsdag 17 oktober 2017 werd de stad formeel bevrijd verklaard door de Syrische Democratische Strijdkrachten (SDF). De toekomst van Raqqa en het omliggende gebied zal volgens de SDF nog worden bepaald in het kader van een gedecentraliseerd, federaal en democratisch Syrië. Bij de volkstelling van 2004 (dit is voor de Syrische Burgeroorlog) had de stad 220.488 inwoners.

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