Escape from Isis: the brutal treatment of women in Raqqa

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RAQQA

Al-Raqqah

Al-Raqqah الرقة
Al-Raqqah Al-Raqqah skyline • The Euphrates al-Raqqah city walls • Baghdad gate Qasr al-Banat Castle • Uwais al-Qarni Mosque
Al-Raqqah Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°57′N39°1′E / 35.950°N 39.017°E / 35.950; 39.017
Country	Syria
Governorate	Al-Raqqah
District	Al-Raqqah
Subdistrict	Al-Raqqah
Founded	244-242 BC
Occupation	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Area
• City	1,962 km2 (758 sq mi)
Elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population (2004)
• City	220,268
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Metro	338,773
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	+3 (UTC)
Area code(s)	22
Website	http://www.esyria.sy/eraqqa/(Arabic)

Al-Raqqah (Arabic: الرقة‎ ar-Raqqah), also called Rakka and Raqqa, is a…