Raqqa Subdistrict
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Raqqa Subdistrict or ar-Raqqah Nahiyah (Arabic: ناحية الرقّة), a subdistrict of Raqqa District, is the central area of Raqqa Governorate (Syria), including the city of Raqqa and the nearby countryside north of the Euphrates. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 338,773, the majority of which living in Raqqa city itself.[1]
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Raqqa Subdistrict
ناحية الرقّة | |
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Coordinates (Raqqa): 35.95°N 39.02°E / 35.95; 39.02 | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Raqqa |
District | Raqqa District |
Seat | Raqqa |
Area | |
• Total | 2,891.72 km2 (1,116.50 sq mi) |
Population (2004)[1] | 338,773 |
Geocode | SY110100 |
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The administrative centre is Raqqa. Formerly, much of the subdistrict was controlled by ISIS.[2]
Raqqa Subdistrict is bounded by the Euphrates to the South, Tal Abyad District to the North, and also of Raqqa District: Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict to the West, and Al-Karamah Subdistrict to the East.