Fun fact 2 about Raqqa
city
The city was recognized as one of the few official cross-border trading posts between the Byzantine Empire and Sassanid Persia.
Raqqa
Syria
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city
Raqqa
Syria
Country
Syria
Population
220.5K
Coordinates
35.95, 39.02
Ar-Raqqah is a city in Syria on the North bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres east of Aleppo. It is located 40 kilometres east of the Euphrates Dam, Syria's largest dam.
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