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Rusafe
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Also known as Rasafah, Resafah, Resafe

Resafa (), sometimes spelled Rusafa, and known in the Byzantine era as Sergiopolis ( or , ) and briefly as Anastasiopolis (, ), was a city located in the Roman province of Euphratensis, in modern-day Syria. It is an archaeological site situated southwest of the city of Raqqa and the Euphrates.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Al-Resafa
Settlement.native_name
الرصافة
Settlement.image_skyline
Resafa, Sergiopolis, Panoramic view 2, Syria.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Panoramic view of Resafa
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Raqqa Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Raqqa District
Settlement.parts_type
Control
Settlement.parts_style
para
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.elevation_m
300

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Country
Syria
Located in
Raqqa District
Elevation
300
Image
Resafa, Sergiopolis 3, Syria.jpg
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Commons category
Resafa
described by source
Pauly–Wissowa
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Gallery (2)

On the map

3 mapped locations