Raqqa Subdistrict

Raqqa Subdistrict ناحية الرقّة
Subdistrict
Location of Raqqa Subdistrict within Raqqa Governorate
Raqqa Subdistrict Location in Syria
Coordinates (Raqqa): 35.95°N 39.02°E / 35.95; 39.02
Country	Syria
Governorate	Raqqa
District	Raqqa District
Seat	Raqqa
Area
• Total	2,891.72 km2 (1,116.50 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	338,773
• Density	117.153/km2 (303.424/sq mi)
Geocode	SY110100

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Raqqa Subdistrict or ar-Raqqah Nahiyah (Arabic: 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.