Al-Thawrah
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Al-Thawrah الثورة Tabaqah, At Tabqah[1] |
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Location in Syria | |
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Country | Syria |
Governorate | Ar-Raqqah Governorate |
District | Al-Thawrah District |
Nahiyah | Al-Thawrah |
Occupation | 23x15px Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 69,425 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
Al-Thawrah (Arabic: الثورة aṯ ṯawrah), also known as al-Tabqah (Arabic: الطبقة aṭ ṭabqah), is a city located in Ar-Raqqah Governorate (Syria), approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of ar-Raqqah. The name "al-Thawrah" literally means "The Revolution", in reference to the March 8th revolution. The Tabqa Dam, which compounds the Euphrates and creates Lake Assad, was built near al-Thawrah. The city had a population of 69,425 as of the 2004 census.[2] It was home to about a thousand Assyrians, most of whom have fled from the sectarian violence of the Syrian civil war.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "At Tabqah: Syria " Geographical Names
- ↑ Al-Thawrah population
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.