Raqqa

Summary

Raqqa is a city^[1]. Raqqa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Raqqa is located in Raqqa Subdistrict^[3].
• Raqqa is in the country of Syria^[4].
• Raqqa's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Raqqa's instance of is recorded as big city^[6].
• Raqqa's instance of is recorded as populated place in Syria^[7].
• Raqqa's postal code is recorded as C5710^[8].
• Raqqa's Commons category is recorded as Raqqa^[9].
• Raqqa's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[10].
• Raqqa's local dialing code is recorded as 22^[11].
• 244 marks the founding of Raqqa^[12].
• Raqqa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.95, 'lon': 39.01}^[13].
• Raqqa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Raqqa^[14].
• Raqqa has a population of {'amount': '+299824'}^[15].
• Raqqa's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[16].
• Raqqa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Raqqa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• Raqqa's replaces is recorded as Nikephorion^[19].
• Raqqa's capital of is recorded as Raqqa Governorate^[20].
• Raqqa's capital of is recorded as Raqqa District^[21].
• Raqqa's capital of is recorded as Raqqa Subdistrict^[22].
• Raqqa's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[23].
• Raqqa's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الرَّقَّة'}^[24].
• Raqqa's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Raqqa^[25].
• Raqqa's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Raqqa^[26].
• Raqqa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الرَّقَّة'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Raqqa is in the country of Syria^[4]. Raqqa is located in Raqqa Subdistrict^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Raqqa covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1962'}^[28]. Raqqa sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+245'}^[29]. Raqqa has a population of {'amount': '+299824'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[5], big city^[6], and populated place in Syria^[7]. Raqqa's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[23].

History and Context

244 marks the founding of Raqqa^[12].

Why It Matters

Raqqa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Raqqa is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]