Back ناحية مركز الرقة Arabic Nāḩiyat Markaz ar Raqqah CEB ناحیه مرکزی رقه Persian Ալ-Ռակկայի շրջան Armenian ალ-რაკის ნაჰია Georgian Nahiya Raqqa Dutch Ar-Rakka (poddystrykt) Polish Nāḩiyat Markaz ar Raqqah Swedish
Raqqa Subdistrict
ناحية الرقّة | |
|---|---|
 Location of Raqqa Subdistrict within Raqqa Governorate | |
  Raqqa Subdistrict Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates (Raqqa): 35°57′N 39°01′E / 35.95°N 39.02°E | |
| 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 |
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]
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.
- ^ a b "2004 Census Data for Nahiya Afrin" (in Arabic). Syrian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2015. Also available in English: UN OCHA. "2004 Census Data". Humanitarian Data Exchange. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- ^ "ISIS - ISIL map". Liveuamap. Retrieved 20 December 2016.