Country: Syria
Continent: Asia
Population: 865,000
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than five hundred thousand, Al-Raqqah is closest to Deir El-Zor and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Gaziantep and the farthest domestic city is Dra'A. See below for the top 5 closest and farthest cities (domestically, internationally and by continent) and to see which cities, if any, Al-Raqqah is the closest and farthest to. Filter to include all cities over 100k, 500k or 1 million in population.
| Closest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Deir El-Zor, Syria | 118 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 171 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 176 |
 | Gaziantep, Turkey | 201 |
| Idleb, Syria | 213 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,088 |
 | Newcastle, Australia | 13,959 |
| Sydney, Australia | 13,950 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 13,892 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 13,815 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 201 |
| Diyarbakir, Turkey | 259 |
| Adana, Turkey | 355 |
 | Mosul, Iraq | 378 |
| Kayseri, Turkey | 450 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Dra'A, Syria | 442 |
| Damascus, Syria | 354 |
| Tartous, Syria | 300 |
| Lattakia, Syria | 291 |
| Homs, Syria | 238 |
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Said, Egypt | 799 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 871 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 880 |
| Suez, Egypt | 884 |
| Kafr-Elsheikh, Egypt | 911 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Cape Town, South Africa | 8,010 |
| Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 7,845 |
| Durban, South Africa | 7,316 |
| Soweto, South Africa | 6,971 |
| Johannesburg, South Africa | 6,959 |
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor, Syria | 118 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 171 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 176 |
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 201 |
| Idleb, Syria | 213 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Makasar, Indonesia | 9,485 |
| Denpasar, Indonesia | 9,349 |
 | General Santos, Philippines | 9,274 |
| Davao, Philippines | 9,231 |
| Malang, Indonesia | 9,078 |
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 10,974 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 12,944 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 13,596 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 13,815 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 13,892 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland, New Zealand | 16,088 |
| Newcastle, Australia | 13,959 |
| Sydney, Australia | 13,950 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 13,892 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 13,815 |
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Krasnodar, Russia | 1,026 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 1,047 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 1,082 |
| Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 1,269 |
 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 1,360 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dublin, Ireland | 3,998 |
 | Seville, Spain | 3,989 |
 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3,936 |
| Málaga, Spain | 3,868 |
| Madrid, Spain | 3,742 |
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 8,520 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 8,749 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 8,819 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 8,882 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 9,124 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Acapulco, Mexico | 12,751 |
| Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 12,609 |
| Guadalajara, Mexico | 12,607 |
| Zapopan, Mexico | 12,606 |
| Morelia, Mexico | 12,573 |
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 8,978 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 9,037 |
| Recife, Brazil | 9,103 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 9,134 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 9,286 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Puente Alto, Chile | 13,712 |
| Santiago, Chile | 13,712 |
 | Callao, Peru | 13,138 |
| Lima, Peru | 13,133 |
 | Córdoba, Argentina | 13,065 |
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor | 118 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||