The Greek House

Raqqa

A wholesale market in Raqqa. It offers fruit and vegetables. Raqqa is a city on the Euphrates in north-eastern Syria, for a time the residence of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid; many of its monuments were damaged in the fighting of 2017.

Raqqa

A restaurant in Raqqa. Raqqa is a city on the Euphrates in north-eastern Syria, for a time the residence of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid; many of its monuments were damaged in the fighting of 2017.

Raqqa

The Raqqa Museum shows finds from sites of the Euphrates valley around Raqqa; much of its collection was looted during the war years.

Raqqa

The Baghdad Gate is a brick gateway in the old wall of Raqqa, decorated with arches and brick ornament, one of the best-preserved parts of the city's Abbasid-era walls.

Raqqa

A hotel in Raqqa. Raqqa is a city on the Euphrates in north-eastern Syria, for a time the residence of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid; many of its monuments were damaged in the fighting of 2017.

Raqqa

A restaurant in Raqqa. Raqqa is a city on the Euphrates in north-eastern Syria, for a time the residence of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid; many of its monuments were damaged in the fighting of 2017.