Raqqa District

Raqqa District (Arabic: منطقة مركز الرقة, romanized: Manṭiqat ar-Raqqah) is a district of the Raqqa Governorate in northern Syria. The administrative centre is the city of Raqqa. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 503,960.^[1]

Subdistricts of Raqqa District

The administrative center of Raqqa Subdistrict shown above is the city of Raqqa.

The administrative center of Al-Karamah Subdistrict shown above is the city of Al-Karamah.

The administrative center of Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict shown above is the city of Al-Sabkhah.

The administrative center of Maadan Subdistrict shown above is the city of Ma'adan.

Raqqa District منطقة مركز الرقة
District
Location of Raqqa District within Raqqa Governorate
Raqqa District Location in Syria
Coordinates (Raqqa): 35.95°N 39.02°E / 35.95; 39.02
Country	Syria
Governorate	Raqqa
Seat	Raqqa
Subdistricts	4 nawāḥī
Area
• Total	7,327.92 km2 (2,829.33 sq mi)
Population  (2004)[1]	503,960
Geocode	SY1101

Sub-districts

The district of Raqqa is divided into four subdistricts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004^[1]):

• Raqqa Subdistrict (ناحية الرقّة): population 338,773.^[2]
• Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict (ناحية السبخة): population 48,106^[3]
• Al-Karamah Subdistrict (ناحية الكرامة): population 74,429.^[4]
• Maadan Subdistrict (ناحية معدان): population 42,652.^[5]