Raqqa
Raqqa is a city in Syria on the north bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres east of Aleppo. It is located 40 kilometres east of the Euphrates Dam, Syria's largest dam.
- City with about 300,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 250 metres (800 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Nicephorium”
- Description: city in Syria
- Also known as“Ar Raqqah”“ar-Rakka”“ar-Raqa”“Ar-Raqqa”“Leontopolis”“Rakka”“Raqa”“Raqqah”“العكيرشي”
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Latitude
35.9497° or 35° 56′ 59″ north
Longitude
39.0089° or 39° 0′ 32″ east
Open location code
8G7XW2X5+VH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = city
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Raqqa” goes by many names.
Ar-RaqqahAfrikaans
RaqqahAfrikaans
RakkaAlbanian
አር ራቃህAmharic
ΚαλλίνικονAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΚαλλίνικοςAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΛεοντόπολιςAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΝικηφόριονAncient Greek (to 1453)
الرقةArabic
رقةArabic
Ալ-ՌակկաArmenian
Al-RaqqaAsturian
Ər-RəqqəAzerbaijani
RaqqaAzerbaijani
RəqqəAzerbaijani
Ar-RaqqaBasque
RaqqaBasque
РакаBelarusian
আর রাক্কাহBengali
রাকাBengali
রাক্কাBengali
RaqqaBreton
Ал РаккаBulgarian
Ар-РаккаBulgarian
Al-RafikaCatalan
Al-RakkaCatalan
Al-RaqqaCatalan
Ar RaqqahCatalan
Ar-RakkaCatalan
Ar-RaqqàCatalan
Cal·liníconCatalan
Cal·linícumCatalan
RakkaCatalan
RaqqaCatalan
Ar RaqqahCebuano
ڕەققەCentral Kurdish
拉卡Chinese
Ар-РаккăChuvash
Al-RakaCroatian
Ar-RaqqaCroatian
RakaCroatian
Ar-RaqqaCzech
RakkaCzech
RaqqaDanish
Ar-RaqqaDutch
Ar-RaqqahDutch
RakkaDutch
RaqqaDutch
الرقهEgyptian Arabic
Ar-RakaEsperanto
RakkaEsperanto
Ar-RaqqahEstonian
RaqqaEstonian
RakkaFinnish
RaqqaFinnish
რაკაGeorgian
ΡάκαGreek
ΡάκκαGreek
આર-રક્કાહGujarati
Ar RaqqahHausa
א-רקהHebrew
अर राक़्क़ाहHindi
अल-रक़्क़ाHindi
रक़्क़ाHindi
Ar-RakkaHungarian
CallinicumHungarian
KallinikoszHungarian
RakkaHungarian
Al-RaqqahIcelandic
Ar RaqqahIndonesian
RaqqaIndonesian
RaqqaIrish
Al-RaqqaItalian
CallinicumItalian
NicephoriumItalian
RaqqaItalian
ラッカJapanese
Ar RaqqahJavanese
ಅಲ್ ರಕ್ಕKannada
ಆರ್-ರಖಖಾKannada
РаққаKazakh
РаққаKirghiz
라카Korean
락까Korean
RaqaKurdish
RaqeKurdish
RaqqaKurdish
ReqaKurdish
ReqeKurdish
CallinicumLatin
NicephorimLatin
RakaLatvian
KalinikosasLithuanian
RakaLithuanian
RakkaLithuanian
RaqqaLithuanian
РакаMacedonian
Ar RaqqahMalay
RaqqaMalay
റഖMalayalam
आर-रक्काMarathi
رقهMazanderani
Al-RaqqahMin Nan Chinese
რაკაMingrelian
Ar-RaqqahNorwegian
Ar RaqqahNorwegian Bokmål
RaqqaNorwegian Bokmål
Ar-RaqqahNorwegian Nynorsk
RaqqaOccitan (post 1500)
Ar RaqqahOromo
Эр-РаккæOssetian
ਅਰ ਰਾਕਾਹPanjabi
رقهPersian
Ar-RakkaPolish
RakkaPolish
الرقةPushto
RakkaRomanian
Ар-РаккаRussian
КаллиникRussian
ЛеонтопольRussian
НикефорийRussian
НикефорионRussian
РаккаRussian
Эр-РаккаRussian
Ar-RaqqahScots
RaqqaScots
РакаSerbian
Ar-RakaSerbo-Croatian
Ar-RakkaSerbo-Croatian
Ar-RaqqaSerbo-Croatian
Ar-RaqqahSerbo-Croatian
CallinicumSerbo-Croatian
RakaSerbo-Croatian
Ar-RaqqahSicilian
අර් -රක්ඛාSinhala
RakkaSlovak
Ar RakaSlovenian
RakaSlovenian
Ar RaqqahSomali
رقهSouth Azerbaijani
Ar RaqqahSwahili
al-RaqqaSwedish
Ar-RaqqaSwedish
RaqqaSwedish
Ar-RaqqaSwiss German
РаккаTajik
РаққаTajik
அல்-றக்காTamil
ஆர் -ரக்க்ச்Tamil
Är-RaqqaTatar
РаққаTatar
అర్-రఖాహ్Telugu
อัรร็อกเกาะฮ์Thai
Er-RakkaTurkish
RakkaTurkish
رەققەUighur
Ар-РаккаUkrainian
РаккаUkrainian
الرقہUrdu
RaqqaUzbek
Al-RaqqaVenetian
Ar-RaqqahVietnamese
Ar RaqqahWaray (Philippines)
RaqqaWaray (Philippines)
ՌաքքաWestern Armenian
رقہWestern Panjabi
拉卡Wu Chinese
拉卡Yue Chinese
Ar-RaqqahZeeuws
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