Country: Syria
Continent: Asia
Population: 865,000
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one million, Al-Raqqah is closest to Deir El-Zor and farthest from Auckland. The closest foreign city is Gaziantep and the farthest domestic city is Damascus. 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 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 13,950 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 13,815 |
 | Santiago, Chile | 13,712 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 13,596 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 201 |
| Adana, Turkey | 355 |
 | Mosul, Iraq | 378 |
| Erbil, Iraq | 455 |
 | Amman, Jordan | 511 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Damascus, Syria | 354 | | Homs, Syria | 238 | | Hama, Syria | 216 | | Idleb, Syria | 213 | | Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 176 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dakahlia, Egypt | 871 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 880 |
| Gharbia, Egypt | 920 |
| Kalyoubia, Egypt | 946 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 966 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 6,123 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 6,052 |  | Dakar, Senegal | 6,043 |  | Harare, Zimbabwe | 5,995 |  | Lusaka, Zambia | 5,779 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |  | Davao, Philippines | 9,231 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 9,040 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 8,817 |  | Yokohama, Japan | 8,632 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 10,974 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 12,944 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 13,596 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 13,815 |
| Sydney, Australia | 13,950 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,088 | | Sydney, Australia | 13,950 | | Brisbane, Australia | 13,815 | | Melbourne, Australia | 13,596 | | Adelaide, Australia | 12,944 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul, Turkey | 1,047 |
 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 1,269 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 1,454 |
| Volgograd, Russia | 1,503 |
 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 1,550 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | Madrid, Spain | 3,742 |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3,690 | | London, United Kingdom | 3,546 |  | Paris, France | 3,307 | | Barcelona, Spain | 3,241 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 8,749 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 9,124 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 9,231 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 9,254 |
| Chicago (IL), United States of America | 9,837 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Guadalajara, Mexico | 12,607 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 12,606 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 12,474 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 12,470 | | León, Mexico | 12,469 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 9,103 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 9,750 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 10,674 |
 | Caracas, Venezuela | 10,734 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 10,752 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM | | Santiago, Chile | 13,712 |  | Lima, Peru | 13,133 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 13,065 | | Rosario, Argentina | 12,848 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 12,745 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor | 118 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||