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Raqqa
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Raqqa
Al-Raqqah, also called Raqqa, Ar-Raqqah, Al-Rafiqa, is a city in Syria located on the north bank of the Euphrates River. The modern city traces its history to the Hellenistic period, with the foundation of the city of Nikephorion by the Seleucid king Seleucus I Nicator in the 3rd century BC. The city was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate between 796 and 809 AD, under the reign of Caliph Harun al-Rashid.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Al-Raqqah Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 3rd Century BC
Oldest Culture: Hellenistic
Later Cultures: Roman + Byzantine + Islamic
Site Features: Mixed Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: Raqqa-Ràfiqa: the Abbasid city
Date of Submission: 1999
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