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 | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Deir El-Zor, Syria | 73 |
 | Sanliurfa, Turkey | 94 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 106 |
| Viransehir, Turkey | 108 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 109 |
| Farthest Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Tauranga, New Zealand | 10,084 |
| Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 10,049 |
| Wellington, New Zealand | 10,043 |
| Hamilton, New Zealand | 10,037 |
| Auckland, New Zealand | 9,997 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Sanliurfa, Turkey | 94 |
| Viransehir, Turkey | 108 |
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 125 |
| Kiziltepe, Turkey | 130 |
| Siverek, Turkey | 135 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Dra'A, Syria | 275 | | Al-Sweida, Syria | 257 | | Damascus, Syria | 220 | | Tartous, Syria | 186 | | Lattakia, Syria | 181 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Said, Egypt | 496 |
| Damietta, Egypt | 512 |
| Ismailia, Egypt | 529 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 541 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 547 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Khayelitsa, South Africa | 4,981 | | Cape Town, South Africa | 4,977 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 4,875 | | Umlazi, South Africa | 4,555 | | Durban, South Africa | 4,546 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Asian Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor, Syria | 73 |
| Sanliurfa, Turkey | 94 |
| Aleppo, Syria | 106 |
| Viransehir, Turkey | 108 |
| Al-Hasakeh, Syria | 109 |
| Farthest Asian Cities | Miles |  | Jayapura, Indonesia | 6,982 |  | Dili, Timor-Leste | 6,375 | | Ambon, Indonesia | 6,322 | | Bitung, Indonesia | 5,951 | | Manado, Indonesia | 5,929 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Perth, Australia | 6,819 |
| Darwin, Australia | 6,821 |
 | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | 7,621 |
| Cairns, Australia | 7,824 |
| Townsville, Australia | 7,967 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | | Tauranga, New Zealand | 10,084 | | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | 10,049 | | Wellington, New Zealand | 10,043 | | Hamilton, New Zealand | 10,037 | | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,997 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Sochi, Russia | 538 |
| Naltchik, Russia | 583 |
| Vladikavkaz, Russia | 584 |
| Kislovodsk, Russia | 594 |
| Cherkessk, Russia | 604 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | San Cristóbal De La Laguna, Spain | 3,239 | | Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain | 3,235 | | Telde, Spain | 3,202 | | Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Spain | 3,199 |  | Reykjavík, Iceland | 3,163 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | St. John's (NL), Canada | 4,533 |
| Halifax (NS), Canada | 5,084 |
| Saguenay (QC), Canada | 5,218 |
| Québec City (QC), Canada | 5,294 |
| Lévis (QC), Canada | 5,297 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles |  | Honolulu (HI), United States of America | 8,351 |  | Manzanillo, Mexico | 7,962 | | Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico | 7,947 | | Minatitlán, Mexico | 7,933 | | Ciudad de Villa de Alvárez, Mexico | 7,930 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 5,579 |
| Parnamirim, Brazil | 5,586 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 5,615 |
| Santa Rita, Brazil | 5,622 |
| Paulista, Brazil | 5,651 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles |  | Punta Arenas, Chile | 8,928 | | Puerto Montt, Chile | 8,833 | | Osorno, Chile | 8,823 | | Valdivia, Chile | 8,813 | | Temuco, Chile | 8,755 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor | 73 |
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||