Edessa
ancient city in upper Mesopotamia, modern day Urfa, Southeast Turkey
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Edessa
Summary
Edessa is an ancient city[1]. Edessa ranks in the top 3% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,558 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Edessa is located in Şanlıurfa[3].
- Edessa is in the country of Mongol Empire[4].
- Edessa is in the country of Aq Qoyunlu[5].
- Edessa is in the country of Mamluk Sultanate[6].
- Edessa is in the country of Safavid Iran[7].
- Edessa is in the country of Sultanate of Rum[8].
- Edessa is in the country of Turkey[9].
- Edessa's instance of is recorded as ancient city[10].
- Edessa's instance of is recorded as archaeological site[11].
- Edessa's instance of is recorded as polis[12].
- Edessa is named after Edessa[13].
- Edessa's Commons category is recorded as Edessa, Mesopotamia[14].
- 302 BC marks the founding of Edessa[15].
- Edessa's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.15, 'longitude': 38.7825}[16].
- Edessa's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.176482, 'longitude': 38.776168}[17].
- Edessa's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Southeastern Anatolia Region[18].
- Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa[19].
- Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa[20].
- Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa[21].
- Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa[22].
- Edessa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edessa[23].
- Edessa has a population of {'amount': '+55000'}[24].
- Edessa's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[25].
- Edessa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26].
- Edessa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27].
Body
Founding
302 BC marks the founding of Edessa[15].
Identity
Official names include Εδεσσα[28] and Ուռհա[29].
Why It Matters
Edessa ranks in the top 3% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,558 views/month).[2] Edessa has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Edessa is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]