Central address: Unnamed Road, Ar Raqqah, Syria
Elevation: 255.000
Time Zone: Asia/Damascus
Latitude: 35° 57' 33.8796'' N
Longitude: 38° 59' 53.178'' E
Raqqa (Arabic: الرقة ar-Raqqah; Kurdish: Reqa), also called Raqa, Rakka, al-Raqqah, and ar-Raqqah, is a city in Syria located on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres (99 miles) east of Aleppo. It is located 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. The Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine city and bishopric Callinicum (formerly a Latin—and now a Maronite Catholic titular see) was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate between 796 and 809, under the reign of Harun al-Rashid. With a population of 220,488 based on the 2004 official census, Raqqa was the sixth largest city in Syria.
The latitude of Ar Raqqah is 35.959411, and the longitude is 38.998105. Ar Raqqah is a city is located at Syria with the gps coordinates of 35° 57' 33.8796'' N and 38° 59' 53.178'' E. The elevation of Ar Raqqah is 255.000, the time zone is Asia/Damascus.
Latitude | 35.959411 | Longitude | 38.998105 |
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Elevation | 255.000 | DMS Lat | 35° 57' 33.8796'' N |
DMS Lng | 38° 59' 53.178'' E | GeoHASH | sy7sx6jwc8n9z |
UTM Zone | 37S | UTM Easting | 499829.571546374 |
UTM Northing | 3979446.44598785 | Time Zone | Asia/Damascus |
Country | Syria | Country Code | 963 |