Al-Thawrah
Al-Thawrah (Arabic: ٱلثَّوْرَة, romanized: aṯ-Ṯawrah), also known as Al-Tabqah (Arabic: ٱلطَّبْقَة, romanized: aṭ-Ṭabqah, also aṭ-Ṭabaqah), is a city in Raqqa Governorate, Syria, approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Raqqa. The name "al-Thawrah" literally means "The Revolution", in reference to the Baathist March 8th revolution in 1963. The Tabqa Dam and Lake Assad on the Euphrates, an important energy source for Syria, are near al-Thawrah. The city had a population of 69,425 as of the 2004 census. It is part of the Tabqa Region of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
Al-Thawrah
ٱلثَّوْرَة Al-Tabqah • ٱلطَّبْقَة | |
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City | |
Al-Thawrah in 1995 | |
Al-Thawrah Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 35°50′12″N 38°32′53″E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Raqqa |
| District | al-Thawrah |
| Subdistrict | al-Thawrah |
| Control | Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria |
| Elevation | 328 m (1,076 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
| • Total | 69,425 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
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