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 | 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 |
 | Newcastle, Australia | 8,674 |
| Sydney, Australia | 8,668 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 8,632 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 8,584 |
| Closest Foreign Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep, Turkey | 125 |
| Diyarbakir, Turkey | 161 |
| Adana, Turkey | 221 |
 | Mosul, Iraq | 235 |
| Kayseri, Turkey | 280 |
| Farthest Domestic Cities | Miles | | Dra'A, Syria | 275 | | Damascus, Syria | 220 | | Tartous, Syria | 186 | | Lattakia, Syria | 181 | | Homs, Syria | 148 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest African Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Port Said, Egypt | 496 |
| Dakahlia, Egypt | 541 |
| Sharkia, Egypt | 547 |
| Suez, Egypt | 549 |
| Kafr-Elsheikh, Egypt | 566 |
| Farthest African Cities | Miles |  | Cape Town, South Africa | 4,977 | | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 4,875 | | Durban, South Africa | 4,546 | | Soweto, South Africa | 4,332 | | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4,324 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | | Denpasar, Indonesia | 5,809 |  | General Santos, Philippines | 5,763 | | Davao, Philippines | 5,736 | | Malang, Indonesia | 5,641 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Perth, Australia | 6,819 |
| Adelaide, Australia | 8,043 |
| Melbourne, Australia | 8,448 |
| Brisbane, Australia | 8,584 |
| Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 8,632 |
| Farthest Australia and Oceania Cities | Miles | | Auckland, New Zealand | 9,997 | | Newcastle, Australia | 8,674 | | Sydney, Australia | 8,668 | | Gold Coast-Tweed, Australia | 8,632 | | Brisbane, Australia | 8,584 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest European Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Krasnodar, Russia | 638 |
| Istanbul, Turkey | 651 |
| Makhachkala, Russia | 672 |
| Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 789 |
 | Donetsk, Ukraine | 845 |
| Farthest European Cities | Miles |  | Dublin, Ireland | 2,484 |  | Seville, Spain | 2,479 |  | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2,446 | | Málaga, Spain | 2,403 | | Madrid, Spain | 2,325 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest North American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Québec City (QC), Canada | 5,294 |
| Montreal (QC), Canada | 5,436 |
 | Boston (MA), United States of America | 5,480 |
| Ottawa (ON), Canada | 5,519 |
| New York (NY), United States of America | 5,669 |
| Farthest North American Cities | Miles |  | Acapulco, Mexico | 7,923 | | Tlaquepaque, Mexico | 7,835 | | Guadalajara, Mexico | 7,834 | | Zapopan, Mexico | 7,833 | | Morelia, Mexico | 7,812 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest South American Cities | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
 | Natal, Brazil | 5,579 |
| Joao Pessoa, Brazil | 5,615 |
| Recife, Brazil | 5,656 |
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 5,676 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 5,770 |
| Farthest South American Cities | Miles |  | Puente Alto, Chile | 8,520 | | Santiago, Chile | 8,520 |  | Callao, Peru | 8,164 | | Lima, Peru | 8,160 |  | Córdoba, Argentina | 8,118 |
|---|---|---|
| Closest City To | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Deir El-Zor | 73 |
| Farthest City From | Miles | |
|---|---|---|
| Not the farthest city from any other city | ||