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Edessa
ancient city in upper Mesopotamia, modern day Urfa, Southeast Turkey
Details
- Instance of
- ancient city, archaeological site, polis
- Inception
- 302 BCE
- Country
- Osroene, Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Rashidun Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, Principality of Philaretos Brachamios, Principality of Èdesskoe, Seljuks, County of Edessa, Zengid dynasty, Mongol Empire, Aq Qoyunlu
- Capital of
- County of Edessa, Osroene, Armenian Mesopotamia, Osroene
- Population
- 55000
- category for people born here
- Q9224568
- category for people who died here
- Q9218291
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Edessa
- described by source
- Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Реальный словарь классических древностей по Любкеру, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
- located in/on physical feature
- Southeastern Anatolia Region
- named after
- Edessa
- native label
- Εδεσσα
- official name
- Εδεσσα, Ուռհա
- replaced by
- Şanlıurfa
- significant event
- Siege of Edessa, Siege of Edessa, Siege of Edessa, Siege of Edessa
- state of conservation
- demolished or destroyed
- time period
- Roman Empire
- topic's main category
- Category:Edessa
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