Ar Raqqah is one of the fourteen governorates (provinces) of

Governorates of Syria

Syria has fourteen governorates, or muhafazat . The governorates are divided into sixty districts, or manatiq , which are further divided into subdistricts, or nawahi...

 Syria

Syria

Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....

. It is situated in the north of the country and covers an area of 19,616 km². The governorate has a population of 921,000 (2010 census office estimate). The capital is Ar-Raqqah.

Districts

The governorate is divided into 3 districts (manatiq):

• Tal Abyad
  Tal Abyad District
  Tal Abyad is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Ar-Raqqah Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Tal Abyad....
  
  
• Al-Thawrah
• Ar-Raqqah
  Ar-Raqqah District
  Ar-Raqqah District is a Syrian district administratively belonging to Ar-Raqqah Governorate. Its capital city is the city of Ar-Raqqah....
  
  

These are further divided into ? sub-districts (nawahi).

External links

• eraqqa The First Complete website for raqqa news and services