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Ar Raqqah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 35 57 10 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.9520 decimal degrees |
| Long: 039 00 28 E degrees minutes |
Long: 39.0070 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city was a prominent Abbasside center and was the favorite residence of Harun al-Rashid. The city was a stop along the Silk Road. It was the home of Arab astronomer al-Battani 9th-10th century, and later destroyed by Mongol invasions in the 13th century. The town was revived after the building of the Tabaqah Dam in 1968. Today it is a regional commercial center. |
Names: |
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| Ar Raqqah (preferred,C,V)
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| Ar-Raqqah (C,V)
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| Al-Rakka (C,V)
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| ar-Rashīd (C,V)
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| al-Raqqa (C,V)
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| El Rashid (C,V)
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| Rakka (C,V)
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| Raqqah (C,V)
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| Raqqa (C,V)
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| الرقة (C,V)
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| Callinicus (H,V)
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............ | Roman |
| Nicephorium (H,V)
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............ | ancient Greek |
| Callinicum (H,V)
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| Kallinikos (H,V)
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| Leonopolis (H,V)
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| Leontopolis (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since ancient Greece |
| town (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| historic site (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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| market center (C) |
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| fort (H) |
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during Roman times |
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Related geographic places: |
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| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
| .................. |
(World) [7031416] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Callinicum.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 24 February 2020 |
| Kallinikos.......... |
[VP] |
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Pleiades (2006-) accessed 24 February 2020 |
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