Country: Syria
Continent: Asia
Population: 865,000
Country Capital: No
For all cities with a population greater than one hundred thousand, Al-Raqqah is closest to Deir El-Zor and farthest from Tauranga. The closest foreign city is Sanliurfa 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 |
 | Sanliurfa, Turkey | 151 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 171 |
| Viransehir, Turkey | 174 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 176 |
| Farthest Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 16,228 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 16,173 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 16,163 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 16,153 |
| Auckland, New Zealand | 16,088 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Sanliurfa, Turkey | 151 |
| Viransehir, Turkey | 174 |
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 201 |
| Kiziltepe, Turkey | 210 |
| Siverek, Turkey | 218 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | KM | | Dra'A, Syria | 442 | | Al-Sweida, Syria | 413 | | Damascus, Syria | 354 | | Tartous, Syria | 300 | | Lattakia, Syria | 291 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Said, Egypt | 799 |
| Damietta, Egypt | 824 |
| Ismailia, Egypt | 852 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 871 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 880 |
| Farthest African Cities | KM |  | Khayelitsa, South Africa | 8,016 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 8,010 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 7,845 | | Umlazi, South Africa | 7,330 | | Durban, South Africa | 7,316 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor, Syria | 118 |
| Sanliurfa, Turkey | 151 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 171 |
| Viransehir, Turkey | 174 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 176 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | KM |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 11,236 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 10,259 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 10,175 | | Bitung, Indonesia | 9,577 | | Manado, Indonesia | 9,542 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 10,974 |
| Darwin, Australia | 10,978 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 12,265 |
| Cairns, Australia | 12,591 |
| Townsville, Australia | 12,821 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | KM | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 16,228 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 16,173 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 16,163 | | Hamilton, New Zealand | 16,153 | | Auckland, New Zealand | 16,088 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sochi, Russia | 866 |
| Naltchik, Russia | 939 |
| Vladikavkaz, Russia | 940 |
| Kislovodsk, Russia | 956 |
| Cherkessk, Russia | 972 |
| Farthest European Cities | KM |  | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 5,212 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 5,207 | | Telde, Spain | 5,153 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 5,149 |  | Reykjavík, Iceland | 5,090 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 7,295 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 8,182 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 8,398 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 8,520 |
| Lévis (QC), Canada | 8,524 |
| Farthest North American Cities | KM |  | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 13,440 |  | Manzanillo, Mexico | 12,814 | | Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico | 12,789 | | Minatitlán, Mexico | 12,767 | | Ciudad de Villa de Alvárez, Mexico | 12,762 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | KM | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 8,978 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 8,990 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 9,037 |
| Santa Rita, Brazil | 9,048 |
| Paulista, Brazil | 9,094 |
| Farthest South American Cities | KM |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 14,368 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 14,215 | | Osorno, Chile | 14,200 | | Valdivia, Chile | 14,183 | | Temuco, Chile | 14,090 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor | 118 |
| Farthest City From | KM | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||