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Popular poetry festival in Raqqa: preserving Euphrates heritage and commemorating the legacy of Mahmoud Al-Dhakhira

Raqqa, Syria ·

The culture directorate recently organized the first popular poetry festival in Raqqa, with 26 poets from the city and its countryside taking part. The festival celebrated local identity and documented the heritage of the Euphrates region.

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