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 | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Deir El-Zor, Syria | 73 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 106 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 109 |
 | Gaziantep, Turkey | 125 |
| Idleb, Syria | 132 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,997 |
 | Sydney, Australia | 8,668 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 8,584 |
 | Santiago, Chile | 8,520 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 8,448 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 125 |
| Adana, Turkey | 221 |
 | Mosul, Iraq | 235 |
| Erbil, Iraq | 283 |
 | Amman, Jordan | 318 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Damascus, Syria | 220 | | Homs, Syria | 148 | | Hama, Syria | 134 | | Idleb, Syria | 132 | | Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 109 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Dakahlia, Egypt | 541 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 547 |
| Gharbia, Egypt | 572 |
| Kalyoubia, Egypt | 588 |
| Cairo, Egypt | 600 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Antananarivo, Madagascar | 3,805 |  | Conakry, Guinea | 3,761 |  | Dakar, Senegal | 3,755 |  | Harare, Zimbabwe | 3,725 |  | Lusaka, Zambia | 3,591 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor, Syria | 73 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 106 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 109 |
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 125 |
| Idleb, Syria | 132 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Makasar, Indonesia | 5,894 |  | Davao, Philippines | 5,736 | | Surabaya, Indonesia | 5,617 | | Semarang, Indonesia | 5,479 |  | Yokohama, Japan | 5,364 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 6,819 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 8,043 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 8,448 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 8,584 |
| Sydney, Australia | 8,668 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,997 | | Sydney, Australia | 8,668 | | Brisbane, Australia | 8,584 | | Melbourne, Australia | 8,448 | | Adelaide, Australia | 8,043 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul, Turkey | 651 |
 | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 789 |
 | Bucharest, Romania | 903 |
| Volgograd, Russia | 934 |
 | Sofia, Bulgaria | 963 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | Madrid, Spain | 2,325 |  | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 2,293 | | London, United Kingdom | 2,203 |  | Paris, France | 2,055 | | Barcelona, Spain | 2,014 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Montreal (QC), Canada | 5,436 |
 | New York (NY), United States of America | 5,669 |
| Toronto (ON), Canada | 5,736 |
| Philadelphia (PA), United States of America | 5,750 |
| Chicago (IL), United States of America | 6,112 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles |  | Guadalajara, Mexico | 7,834 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 7,833 | | Mexico City, Mexico | 7,751 | | Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico | 7,748 | | León, Mexico | 7,748 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Recife, Brazil | 5,656 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 6,058 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 6,633 |
 | Caracas, Venezuela | 6,670 |
| Brasilia, Brazil | 6,681 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles | | Santiago, Chile | 8,520 |  | Lima, Peru | 8,160 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 8,118 | | Rosario, Argentina | 7,983 | | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 7,919 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor | 73 |
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||