Al-Raqqah

English

Alternative forms

• Raqqa, Raqqah, Rakka, Rakkah, al-Raqqa, al-Raqqah, ar-Raqqa, ar-Raqqah, Ar-Raqqah

Etymology

Transliteration of Arabic اَلرَّقَّة (ar-raqqa).

Proper noun

Al-Raqqah

1. A city in Syria located on the northeast bank of the Euphrates river, about 99 miles east of Aleppo.
2. A governorate of Syria.

Translations

city in Syria

• Arabic: اَلرَّقَّة (ar-raqqa)
• Armenian: Ռակկա (Ṙakka)
• Kurdish:

  Central Kurdish: ڕەققە (reqqe)

  Northern Kurdish: Reqa

• Persian: رقه (raqqe)
• Tajik: Раққа (Raqqa)
• Turkish: Rakka (tr)