Local Time in Ar Raqqah, Syria
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- IANA Zone
- Asia/Damascus
- Country
- Syria
- Continent
- Asia
Latest news in Ar Raqqah
- Al-RaqqahBritannica · 59d ago
- One Syrian security member killed in Islamic State attack in RaqqaReuters · 83d ago
- Islamic State in Iraq and Syria - Expansion, Caliphate, TerrorBritannica · 68d ago
- Syrian Arab Republic: Flash Update No. 1 | Recent Developments in Ar-Raqqa, Deir-ez-Zor and Al-Hasakeh (As of 19 January 2026) [EN/AR]ReliefWeb · 230d ago
- Everyday Life in the Islamic State’s Wilayat al-RaqqahThe Washington Institute · 466d ago
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Raqqa is a city in Syria on the north bank of the Euphrates River, about 160 kilometres east of Aleppo. It is located 40 kilometres east of the Euphrates Dam, Syria's largest dam. The Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine city and bishopric Callinicum was the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate between 796 and 809, under the reign of Harun al-Rashid. It was also the capital of the Islamic State from 2014 to 2017. With a population of 531,952 based on the 2021 official census, Raqqa is the sixth largest city in Syria.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What time is it in Ar Raqqah right now?
- The current time in Ar Raqqah, Syria is 04:56:04 PM (GMT+3), which is UTC+3.
- What time zone is Ar Raqqah in?
- Ar Raqqah uses the Asia/Damascus time zone (IANA identifier), currently abbreviated GMT+3, UTC+3.
- Does Ar Raqqah observe daylight saving time?
- No. Ar Raqqah does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays at UTC+3 year-round.
- What is the UTC offset in Ar Raqqah?
- Ar Raqqah is currently UTC+3 relative to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).