Edessa

Summary

Edessa is an ancient city^[1]. Edessa ranks in the top 3% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 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 image is recorded as Urfa Castle 01.jpg^[10].
• Edessa's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[11].
• Edessa's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[12].
• Edessa's instance of is recorded as polis^[13].
• Edessa is named after Edessa^[14].
• Edessa's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 122835442^[15].
• Edessa's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119513468^[16].
• Edessa's Commons category is recorded as Edessa, Mesopotamia^[17].
• -0302-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Edessa^[18].
• Edessa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.145655555556, 'lon': 38.783961111111}^[19].
• Edessa's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01pyw9^[20].
• Edessa's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Southeastern Anatolia Region^[21].
• Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa^[22].
• Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa^[23].
• Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa^[24].
• Edessa's significant event is recorded as Siege of Edessa^[25].
• Edessa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Edessa^[26].
• Edessa's population is recorded as {'amount': '+55000'}^[27].

Body

Founding

-0302-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Edessa^[18].

Identity

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

Why It Matters

Edessa ranks in the top 3% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (585 views/month).^[2] Edessa has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Edessa is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]