Raqqa District
Raqqa District ( ar, منطقة مركز الرقة, Manṭiqat ar-Raqqah) is a district of the Raqqa Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ... is the city of Raqqa. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 503,960. Sub-districts The district of Raqqa is divided into four subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004): * Raqqa Subdistrict (ناحية الرقّة): population 338,773. * Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict (ناحية السبخة): population 48,106 * Al-Karamah Subdistrict (ناحية الكرامة): population 74,429. * Maadan Subdistrict (ناحية معدان): population 42,652. References Districts of Raqqa Governorate {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Districts Of Syria
The 14 governorates of Syria, or ''muhafazat'' (sing. '' muhafazah''), are divided into 65 districts, or ''manatiq'' (sing. '' mintaqah''), including the city of Damascus. The districts are further divided into 281 subdistricts, or ''nawahi'' (sing. ''nahiya''). Each district bears the same name as its district capital. Districts and subdistricts are administered by officials appointed by the governor, subject to the approval of the minister of the interior. These officials work with elected district councils to attend to assorted local needs, and serve as intermediaries between central government authority and traditional local leaders, such as village chiefs, clan leaders, and councils of elders. List of districts The 65 districts are listed below by governorate (with capital districts in bold text). The city of Damascus functions as a governorate, a district and a subdistrict. Parts of Quneitra Governorate have been under Israeli occupation since 1967 (see Golan Heights). ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raqqa Subdistrict
Raqqa Subdistrict or ar-Raqqah Nahiyah ( ar, ناحية الرقّة), a subdistrict of Raqqa District, is the central area of Raqqa Governorate ( Syria), including the city of Raqqa and the nearby countryside north of the Euphrates. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 338,773, the majority of which living in Raqqa city itself. The administrative centre is Raqqa. Formerly, much of the subdistrict was controlled by ISIS. Raqqa Subdistrict is bounded by the Euphrates to the South, Tal Abyad District to the North, and also of Raqqa District: Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict to the West, and Al-Karamah Subdistrict to the East. Towns and villages The towns and villages in Raqqa Subdistrict and their populations as at the 2004 census were: * Abbara (لعبارة), pop 1305 * Abu Kabret Al Rashid (أبو كبرة-الرشيد), pop 686 * Abu Rajab (أبو رجب), pop 844 * Abu Suseh (أبو سوسة), pop 2561 * Adnaniyeh (لعدنانية), pop 1931 * Andalus (لأندلس ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maadan Nahiyah
Maadan Subdistrict or Maadan Nahiyah ( ar, ناحية معدان) is a Syrian Nahiyah (Subdistrict) located in Raqqa District in Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish languages, Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. T .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maadan Subdistrict had a population of 42,652 in the 2004 census. References Subdistricts of Raqqa Governorate {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Karamah Nahiyah
Al-Karamah Subdistrict or Al-Karamah Nahiyah ( ar, ناحية الكرامة) is a Syrian Nahiyah (Subdistrict) located in Raqqa District in Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish languages, Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. T .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Karamah Subdistrict had a population of 74,429 in the 2004 census. References Subdistricts of Raqqa Governorate {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Sabkhah Nahiyah
Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict or Al-Sabkhah Nahiyah ( ar, ناحية السبخة) is a Syrian Nahiyah (Subdistrict) located in Raqqa District in Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. The Hellenistic, Rom .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict had a population of 48,106 in the 2004 census. References Subdistricts of Raqqa Governorate {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ma'adan
Ma'adan ( ar, معدان) is a Syrian town in Raqqa District, Raqqa. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ma'adan had a population of 8,663 in the 2004 census. Syrian Civil War Ma'adan was captured by rebel forces in the Raqqa campaign (2012–13) during the Syrian Civil War. ISIL, which had participated in the fighting against Syrian government forces in the Raqqa governate, wrested control of the region, including Ma'adan, from other rebel forces in January 2014. Three and a half years later, though the town was still under ISIL control, ISIL's position in the Syrian Civil War had deteriorated significantly such that it was in danger of losing the entire governate of Raqqa. Ma'adan became an important stronghold used by the organisation during the Central Syria campaign (2017). Syrian government forces encountered significant resistance at Ma'adan when they attempted to advance on the town in mid-August, and consequently bypassed the town in their a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Maadan Subdistrict
Maadan Subdistrict or Maadan Nahiyah ( ar, ناحية معدان) is a Syrian Nahiyah (Subdistrict) located in Raqqa District in Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. The Hellenistic, Rom .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Maadan Subdistrict had a population of 42,652 in the 2004 census. References Subdistricts of Raqqa Governorate {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Sabkhah
Al-Sabkhah ( ar, السبخة) is a Syrian town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ... located in Raqqa District, Raqqa. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Sabkhah had a population of 11,567 in the 2004 census. References Populated places in Raqqa District {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict
Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict or Al-Sabkhah Nahiyah ( ar, ناحية السبخة) is a Syrian Nahiyah (Subdistrict) located in Raqqa District in Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. The Hellenistic, Rom .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict had a population of 48,106 in the 2004 census. References Subdistricts of Raqqa Governorate {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Karamah, Raqqa
Al-Karamah ( ar, الكرامة) is a Syrian town located in Raqqa District, 26 km east of Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish languages, Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. T ... city. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Karamah had a population of 7,034 in the 2004 census. References Populated places in Raqqa District {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Al-Karamah Subdistrict
Al-Karamah Subdistrict or Al-Karamah Nahiyah ( ar, ناحية الكرامة) is a Syrian Nahiyah (Subdistrict) located in Raqqa District in Raqqa Raqqa ( ar, ٱلرَّقَّة, ar-Raqqah, also and ) (Kurdish: Reqa/ ڕەقە) is a city in Syria on the northeast bank of the Euphrates River, about east of Aleppo. It is located east of the Tabqa Dam, Syria's largest dam. The Hellenistic, Rom .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Karamah Subdistrict had a population of 74,429 in the 2004 census. References Subdistricts of Raqqa Governorate {{RaqqaSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Administrative Centre
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and many African countries), a (, plural form , literally 'chief place' or 'main place'), is a town or city that is important from an administrative perspective. Algeria The capital of an Algerian province is called a chef-lieu. The capital of a district, the next largest division, is also called a chef-lieu, whilst the capital of the lowest division, the municipalities, is called agglomération de chef-lieu (chef-lieu agglomeration) and is abbreviated as A.C.L. Belgium The chef-lieu in Belgium is the administrative centre of each of the ten provinces of Belgium. Three of these cities also give their name to their province ( Antwerp, Liège and Namur). France The chef-lieu of a département is known as the ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |