Abu Hurayrah Minaret

Al-Tabqa

A small hotel in Al-Tabqa. Al-Tabqa is a town on the Euphrates about 45 km west of Raqqa, next to the Euphrates Dam and Lake Euphrates, the largest lake in Syria.

Al-Tabqa

A public park in Al-Tabqa. Al-Tabqa is a town on the Euphrates about 45 km west of Raqqa, next to the Euphrates Dam and Lake Euphrates, the largest lake in Syria.

Ja'bar Gharbi

Qal'at Ja'bar is a fortress on a hill that once overlooked the Euphrates valley and, since the Euphrates Dam was built, stands on a peninsula in Lake Euphrates. Imad al-Din Zengi was killed at its walls in 1146, and his son Nur al-Din restored it.

Umm Shkeif

A café in Umm Shkeif. It has outdoor seating and offers Wi-Fi. Umm Shkeif is a village in Raqqa governorate, about 46 km north-west of Raqqa.

Al-Resafa

Resafa is an ancient city in the desert south-west of Raqqa, a great Christian pilgrimage centre of St Sergius (Sergiopolis) and later the residence of the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik; it is ringed by massive walls of gypsum stone.

Al-Tabqa

Lake Euphrates, formerly known as Lake Assad, is the largest lake in Syria, formed behind the Euphrates Dam at Al-Tabqa in the 1970s; it is about 80 km long, and its waters covered many archaeological sites.