Raqqa Subdistrict Explained

Raqqa Subdistrict
Native Name:ناحية الرقّة
Native Name Lang:ar
Type:Subdistrict
Mapsize:250x250px
Map Alt:Raqqa Subdistrict in Syria
Coor Pinpoint:Raqqa
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Raqqa
Subdivision Type2:District
Parts Type:Subdistricts
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Established
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Raqqa
Elevation Point:Raqqa
Population:338773
Population Density Km2:auto
Population As Of:2004
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Code Type:Area code
Geocode:SY110100

Raqqa Subdistrict or ar-Raqqah Nahiyah (Arabic: ناحية الرقّة), a subdistrict of Raqqa District, is the central area of Raqqa Governorate (Syria), including the city of Raqqa and the nearby countryside north of the Euphrates. The subdistrict population at the 2004 census was 338,773, the majority of which living in Raqqa city itself.[1]

The administrative centre is Raqqa. Formerly, much of the subdistrict was controlled by ISIS.[2]

Raqqa Subdistrict is bounded by the Euphrates to the South, Tal Abyad District to the North, and also of Raqqa District: Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict to the West, and Al-Karamah Subdistrict to the East.

Towns and villages

The towns and villages in Raqqa Subdistrict and their populations as at the 2004 census were:[3]

Syrian civil war

See main article: article, Battle of Raqqa (2013), Raqqa campaign (2016–2017) and Battle of Raqqa (2017). By March 2013 all of the countryside and effectively the city had fallen into rebel hands.[5] During December 2016 the Syrian Democratic Forces drove ISIS out of most of the neighbouring Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict. Early in January 2017 the SDF extended their advance into south-western parts of Raqqa Subdistrict, occupying the area around Bi'r Huwaym / Widyan (Arabic: الوديان),[6] and western Sweidiyeh.[7]

The SDF extended their control the north of Raqqa Governorate into Raqqa Subdistrict as far south as the hill Tal Saman (Arabic: تل السمن), gaining control of Thulth Khneiz and several other villages in November 2016.[8] At that time an elementary school and the water purification system in Sukariyet Tal Elsamen were severely damaged in air raids, and among other casualties one American Special Operations trooper died at Tal Saman.[9] [10] Further gains by the SDF were reported in January 2017 including Abu Suseh, Mashrafa and Ayuj.[11] [12] With the capture of Big Sweidiyeh on 21 January 2017, the SDF were in control of all parts of the nahiyah north of the irrigation canal running from Lake Assad to Tal Saman.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2004 Census Data for Nahiya Afrin . . ar . 15 October 2015 . Also available in English: Web site: UN OCHA . United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . 2004 Census Data . Humanitarian Data Exchange . 4 December 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208162701/https://data.hdx.rwlabs.org/dataset/syrian-arab-republic-other-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 . 8 December 2015 .
  2. Web site: ISIS - ISIL map. Liveuamap. 20 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Syrian census 2004. HumanitarianResponse. Pcode 'SY110100'.
  4. Web site: ls_pop_v1_150819.xlsx. Whole of Syria Education Focul Point. UNICEF. 13 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Activists: Syrian regime bombs rebel-held city. Ben Hubbard, Associated Press. 10 March 2013. 14 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Mahmudie front sdf start battle and surred village Webian. Twitter. 4 January 2017.
  7. Web site: YPG expelled ISIL from West Suwaydiya. Liveuamap. 7 January 2017.
  8. Web site: Tomson. Chris. Syrian Democratic Forces advance to within 25 kilometers of ISIS capital Raqqa. al-Masdar News. 19 November 2016.
  9. News: Sly. Liz. On the front lines of the fight for the Islamic State's capital of Raqqa, Syria. 3 January 2017. The Washington Post. 28 December 2016.
  10. Web site: Syria Crisis Bi-Weekly Situation Report No. 17. OCHA. 3 January 2017. 4. 14 November 2016.
  11. Web site: Another strategic step in the Operation Wrath of Euphrates. ANF News. 3 January 2017. 1 January 2017.
  12. Web site: Backed by U.S. airstrikes, Kurdish led SDF forces captured Dabashiyah, Al Shiyara, Mashrafa .... Twitter. 9 January 2017.
  13. Web site: Swediyah Kabirah liberated, 85 mercenaries killed. Hawar News Agency. 22 January 2017. 22 January 2017.

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