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Ar Raqqah

Raqqa · Syria
City population
531,952
#5
in Syria
#1
in Raqqa
#1,061
worldwide
DamascusAr Raqqah
35.953, 39.008 · 368 km from Damascus
City population
531,952
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Syria
#5
of 88 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,061
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Syria
2.1%
of the national population

About Ar Raqqah

At 259 m above sea level, Ar Raqqah is Syria's fifth-largest city, with a population of 531,952. The city accounts for 2.1% of the national population and sits 368 km from Damascus. Al-Tabqa, with 87,880 people, lies 43 km away; Manbij, population 99,497, is 114 km distant.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Syria
#5of 88
LargestSmallest
Position in Raqqa
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Syria
Region
Raqqa
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
368 km
to Damascus
Elevation
259 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Damascus
Coordinates
35.953, 39.008
Record updated
2026-04-14
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 Syria

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

43KMAl-Tabqa88K people84KMAkçakale32K people · Turkey114KMManbij99K people119KMDayr Ḩāfir29K people120KM‘Ayn al ‘Arab50K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Ar Raqqah532K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Ar Raqqah compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Ar Raqqah532K

Ar Raqqah Population FAQ

What is the population of Ar Raqqah?

Ar Raqqah has a city population of 531,952. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Ar Raqqah?

Ar Raqqah is in Raqqa, Syria, 368 km from the capital, Damascus. Its coordinates are 35.953, 39.008.

How big is Ar Raqqah compared with other cities in Syria?

It is the 5th largest of the 88 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Syria, holding 2.1% of the national population.

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