Rakka
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Rakka is an alternative spelling of Raqqa, a historic city in northern Syria that lies on the Euphrates River and gained international attention as a former stronghold of ISIS.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raqqa | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Raqqa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceFrom |
about 160 km east of Aleppo
ⓘ
about 200 km southeast of Gaziantep ⓘ |
| conflict | Syrian civil war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlPeriodApproximate | 2013–2017 ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | Raqqa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Damascus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declaredByISISAs | de facto capital of the Islamic State ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century CE ⓘ |
| gainedInternationalAttentionAs | former stronghold of ISIS ⓘ |
| governorateCapitalOf | Raqqa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Rakka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | historic city ⓘ |
| historicalName |
al-Raqqah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ar-Raqqah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Raqqa Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the Euphrates River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | extensive destruction during Syrian civil war ⓘ |
| partOf | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recapturedBy | Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recaptureSupportedBy | United States-led coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recaptureYear | 2017 ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | occasional residence of Abbasid caliphs ⓘ |
| significantUnder | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
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