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Ar Raqqah Destination Guide

Explore Ar Raqqah in Syria

Ar Raqqah in the region of Ar-Raqqah with its 177,636 inhabitants is a town in Syria - some 229 mi or ( 368 km ) North-East of Damascus , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ar Raqqah is now 05:21 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Raqqat Samrah Wustaniyah, Jisr Hajjiyat, Sahl, Ukayrishah, and Manbij. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Raqqat Samrah Wustaniyah . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ar Raqqah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Pomiędzy Aleppo a doliną Eufratu, około 30 km od jeziora Assada, znajdują się zagubione wśród skał Pustyni Syryjskiej ruiny miasta. W czasach Bizancjum był tu wielki ośrodek pielgrzymkowy - słynne Ser ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Ar-Raqqah

Ar-Raqqah, also spelled Rakka, is a city in north central Syria located on the north bank of the Euphrates, about 160 km east of Aleppo. It is the capital of the Al-Raqqah Governorate and one of the main cities of the historical Diyār Muḍar, the western part of the Jazīra. According to the 2004 official census, the population of the city is 220,488 people.

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Located at 35.95 39.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 240s BC establishments, Ar-Raqqah, Arabic architecture, Cities in Syria, Cultural Sites on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, Fertile Crescent, Populated places established in the 3rd century BC, Populated places on the Euphrates River

Great Mosque of Raqqah

The Great Mosque of Raqqah is the oldest mosque in ar-Raqqah, Syria, located at the northern section of the city's heart. It has a rectangular plan (108 meters x 92 meters) with 1.7 meters thick mud brick walls fortified with semi-circular towers at the corners. The outer walls of the mosque are constructed of mud bricks supported by solid semi-circular buttress towers.

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Located at 35.95 39.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 770s architecture, Arabic architecture, Mosques in Ar-Raqqah

Ar-Raqqah Museum

The Museum of ar-Raqqah, also known as the Ar-Raqqah Museum or Rakka Museum, was founded in 1981 on the location of a former Palace. The museum is dedicated to the preservation of the culture of the Ar-Raqqah province. The museum's first floor has three sections: Ancient, Classical Vestiges and Modern Art. The second floor is dedicated to Arab and Islamic art.

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Located at 35.95 39.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Art museums and galleries in Syria, Buildings and structures in Ar-Raqqah, Museums in Syria

Tuttul

The Bronze Age town of Tuttul is identified with the archaeological site of Tell Bi'a in Ar-Raqqah Governorate, northern Syria. Tell Bi'a is located near the modern city of Ar-Raqqah and the confluence of the rivers Balikh and Euphrates. During the Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000-1600 BCE), Tuttul was city sacred to the god Dagan, worshipped across the Ancient Near East. However, the settlement at Tell Bi'a had been occupied since the mid-3rd millennium BCE.

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Located at 35.96 39.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in ar-Raqqah Governorate, Bronze Age sites in Syria, Mari, Syria

Tell Zeidan

Tell Zeidan is an archaeological site of the Ubaid culture in northern Syria, from about 5500 to 4000 BC. The dig consists of three large mounds on the east bank of the Balikh River, slightly north of its confluence with the Euphrates River, and is located about 5 km east of the modern Syrian city of ar-Raqqah (or Raqqa). This site is included within the historical region known as Mesopotamia and the Tigris-Euphrates river system, often called the Cradle of Civilization.

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Located at 35.95 39.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in ar-Raqqah Governorate, Neolithic sites in Syria

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