Map of Ar Raqqah, Syria

Ar Raqqah is the administrative centre of Raqqa, Syria, with a population of about 531,952. It lies at 35.9528°N, 39.0079°E. Ar Raqqah is about 368 km (229 mi) northeast of Damascus, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ath Thawrah, 43 km to the west.

Ar Raqqah at a glance

Where is Ar Raqqah?

• The 5th largest city in Syria by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 43 min on the shortest day to 14 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ar Raqqah

• Ath Thawrah — 43 km west
• Manbij — 114 km northwest
• ‘Ayn al ‘Arab — 120 km northwest
• Deir ez-Zor — 123 km southeast
• Suruç — 125 km northwest, Turkey
• Şanlıurfa — 136 km north, Turkey
• Tādif — 140 km west
• Kabbasin — 140 km northwest
• Al Bāb — 142 km west
• As Safīrah — 148 km west

Largest cities in Raqqa

• Ath Thawrah — 87,880

Largest cities in Syria

• Aleppo — 2,098,210
• Damascus — 1,569,394
• Homs — 775,404
• Latakia — 709,000
• Ḩamāh — 460,602
• Ţarţūs — 458,327
• Al Ḩasakah — 422,445
• Deir ez-Zor — 271,800
• Al Qāmishlī — 184,231
• Al Bāb — 130,745

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.