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Al-Tabqa
Raqqa · Syria
City population
87,880
#19
in Syria
#2
in Raqqa
#6,561
worldwide
35.838, 38.548 · 331 km from Damascus
About Al-Tabqa
Al-Tabqa is a city in Raqqa, Syria with a population of 87,880. It is the 19th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, and the 6,561st largest worldwide. It lies 331 km from Damascus.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Raqqa
Rank in region
#2of 2
Coordinates
35.838, 38.548
Record updated
1 February 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 88 in SyriaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.