Raqqa Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة الرقة, romanized: Muḥāfaẓat ar-Raqqah) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. It is situated in the north of...
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District of Raqqa Governorate in Syria. It is located halfway between the Syria–Turkey border town of Tell Abyad and the regional capital Raqqa. Through...
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group in the Syrian Civil War. It was formed in September 2012 in the Raqqa Governorate. Aligned with jihadist factions for its first years, at the end of...
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Levant (ISIL) in the Raqqa Governorate, with the goal of isolating and eventually capturing the Islamic State's capital city, Raqqa. The SDF's subsidiary...
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The battle of Raqqa, also known as the first battle of Raqqa and code named by rebels as the "Raid of the Almighty", was fought for control of the northern...
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Damascus Quneitra Daraa Al-Suwayda Homs Tartus Latakia Hama Idlib Aleppo Raqqa Deir ez-Zor Al-Hasakah Sixty-four of the 65 districts of Syria have a city...
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the Syrian Civil War, originating from the Raqqa Governorate but also active in the eastern Aleppo Governorate. It became part of the Euphrates Volcano...
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The battle of Raqqa (2017), also known as the second battle of Raqqa, was the fifth and final phase of the Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) launched by the Syrian...
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Raqqa (Arabic: ٱلرَّقَّة, romanized: ar-Raqqah, also Rakka) is a city in Syria on the left bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres (99 miles)...
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Districts of Syria (section Raqqa Governorate)
The 14 governorates of Syria, or muhafazat (sing. muhafazah), are divided into 65 districts, or manatiq (sing. mintaqah), including the city of Damascus...
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Idlib and Aleppo Governorates to the north, Raqqa Governorate to the east, Homs Governorate to the south, and Tartus and Latakia Governorate to the west....
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United States and Jordan, to handle the security in southern Raqqa Governorate, including Raqqa city, after the region's conquest from the Islamic State of...
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of Iraq and the Levant in northern Raqqa Governorate, in order to prepare for a future attack on the city of Raqqa. The offensive was launched in coordination...
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east lies Raqqa Governorate, to the south Ḥamā Governorate, and to the west Idlib Governorate and Turkey's Hatay Province. The governorate lies on a plateau...
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Raqqa Governorate as part of the Syrian Civil War. The campaign was launched at the second half of 2012 and ended in the capture of the city of Raqqa...
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(Gulbaghi) tribe The following tribes are present in Al-Hasakah Governorate and Raqqa Governorate: Abajani tribe (Yezidi) Abasan tribe Adiya tribe (Yezidi)...
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of Aleppo city, Afrin Canton, the Shahba region, and the northern Raqqa Governorate. It also fought as part of Fatah Halab in the Bustan al-Pasha, Haidariya...
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Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. It is a republic that consists of 14 governorates as subdivisions. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts...
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has occupied in Northern Aleppo Governorate, portions of Northern Raqqa Governorate and Northwestern Hasaka Governorate. Much of the territory these has...
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and CJTF–OIR, captured the Raqqa Governorate from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which had declared Raqqa city the capital of its self-proclaimed...
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and villages on the route from Abu Kamal to Al-Bab, passing through Raqqa governorate, were now under ISIL control. Only the provincial capital Deir ez-Zor...
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romanized: aṭ-Ṭabqah, also aṭ-Ṭabaqah), is a city in Raqqa Governorate, Syria, approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Raqqa. Al-Tabqah was the original name the...
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Raqqa District (Arabic: منطقة مركز الرقة, romanized: Manṭiqat ar-Raqqah) is a district of the Raqqa Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative...
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Province was allocated 14 seats: Deir ez-Zor was allocated 13 seats: Raqqa Governorate was allocated 8 seats: Aleppo Province was allocated 32 seats: Aleppo...
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hierarchical manner into 14 Governorates (or G.) and 65 Districts. For each governorate, the first city in the table is the governorate capital (and capital...
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focus will be the Deir ez-Zor Governorate. The group currently consists of 35 fighters from the cities of Hama, al-Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor and Hasakah, along...
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Muntasir Billah Brigade (section Raqqa militia)
that had been active in Raqqa Governorate until being subsumed by the al-Nusra Front and ISIL in 2013. The militias in Raqqa and Aleppo were both originally...
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Resafa (category Archaeological sites in Raqqa Governorate)
modern-day Syria. It is an archaeological site situated southwest of the city of Raqqa and the Euphrates. Procopius describes at length the ramparts and buildings...
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Raqqa Governorate. The offensive took place soon after two US-supported Syrian Democratic Forces offensives were launched. One was in Northern Raqqa with...
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Suluk Subdistrict, Tell Abyad District, Raqqa Governorate, Syria. It is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) north of Raqqa and circa 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast...
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