Tabqa

Tabqa
ٱلطَّبْقَة
Tabqa in 1995
Interactive map of Tabqa
Tabqa
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 35°50′12″N 38°32′53″E / 35.83667°N 38.54806°E / 35.83667; 38.54806
Country Syria
GovernorateRaqqa
DistrictTabqa
SubdistrictTabqa
Elevation
328 m (1,076 ft)
Population
 (2004 census)
 • Total
69,425
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Tabqa (Arabic: ٱلطَّبْقَة, romanizedaṭ-Ṭabaqah), formerly Al-Thawrah, is a city in Raqqa Governorate, Syria, approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Raqqa. Until the 1960s it had been a relatively small settlement. The city had a population of 69,425 as of the 2004 census.