Raqqa District (Arabic: منطقة مركز الرقة, romanized: Manṭiqat ar-Raqqah) is a district of the Raqqa Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Raqqa. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 503,960.[1]
Raqqa District منطقة مركز الرقة | |
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Coordinates (Raqqa): 35°57′N 39°01′E / 35.95°N 39.02°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Raqqa |
Seat | Raqqa |
Subdistricts | 4 nawāḥī |
Area | |
• Total | 7,327.92 km2 (2,829.33 sq mi) |
Population (2004)[1] | 503,960 |
Geocode | SY1101 |
Sub-districts
editThe district of Raqqa is divided into four subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004[1]):
- Raqqa Subdistrict (ناحية الرقّة): population 338,773.[2]
- Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict (ناحية السبخة): population 48,106[3]
- Al-Karamah Subdistrict (ناحية الكرامة): population 74,429.[4]
- Maadan Subdistrict (ناحية معدان): population 42,652.[5]