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Fun fact 3 about Raqqa

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The al-Rafiqah mosque in Raqqa was the first mosque built entirely from scratch on a coherent plan.

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Raqqa

Syria

Country
Syria
Population
220.5K
Coordinates
35.95, 39.02
777th most populous city in the world

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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