Edessa

Summary

Edessa is an ancient city^[1]. Edessa has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[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 {'lat': 37.145655555556, 'lon': 38.783961111111}^[16].
• Edessa's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Southeastern Anatolia Region^[17].
• Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa^[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 topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edessa^[22].
• Edessa has a population of {'amount': '+55000'}^[23].
• Edessa's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[24].
• Edessa's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Edessa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Edessa's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

Body

Founding

302 BC marks the founding of Edessa^[15].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Εδεσσα'}^[28] and {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Ուռհա'}^[29].

Why It Matters

Edessa has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Edessa is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]