offensive, which cleared southern Raqqa and southeastern Aleppo from ISIL militants. With the south part of the governorate under government control and the northern part under Rojava, the governorate has been fully cleared from ISIL. Geography Settlements Raqqa is the provincial capital; other major settlements include Abu Hamad, Abu Susah, Al Hawrah, Al Qaltah, Al-Sabkhah, Al-Thawrah, Ar Ruhayyat, Ar Rusafah, Ath Thadyayn, Bash Dulki, Dulq Maghar, Fatsat ath Thayb, Hamrat Nasir, Jubb al Abyad, Kasrat Muraybit, Ma'adan, Matir, Nasiriyah, Suluk and Tell Abyad. Districts The governorate is divided into three districts (manatiq). The districts are further divided into ten sub-districts (nawahi): Raqqa District (4 sub-districts) Raqqa Subdistrict Al-Sabkhah Subdistrict Al-Karamah Subdistrict Maadan Subdistrict Tell Abyad District (3 sub-districts) Tell Abyad Subdistrict Suluk Subdistrict Ayn Issa Subdistrict Al-Thawrah District (3 sub-districts) Al-Thawrah Subdistrict Al-Mansurah Subdistrict Al-Jarniyah Subdistrict Demographics As per the 2004 Syrian census the population was 793,500. A 2011 UNOCHA estimate put the population at 944,000, though this has likely changed since the start of the war. References External links eraqqa The First Complete website for Raqqa news and services Governorates of Syria Upper Mesopotamia