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Raqqa Governorate مُحافظة الرقة
Governorate
Map of Syria with Raqqa highlighted
Coordinates (Raqqa): 36°00′N 38°54′E / 36°N 38.9°E / 36; 38.9
Country	Syria
Capital	Raqqa
Manatiq (Districts)	3
Area
• Total	19,618 km2 (7,575 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	944,000
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	SY-RA

Raqqa Governorate (Arabic: مُحافظة الرقة Muḥāfaẓat ar-Raqqah) is one of the fourteen governorates of Syria. Its capital is Raqqa. Its ethnic groups are majority Arabs with a minority of Kurds.

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