Urfa (disambiguation)

Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa and known in ancient times as Edessa, is the capital of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.

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Urfa may also refer to:

Places

Sanlı Urfa (or Edessa), a city in Upper Mesopotamia, present-day Urfa, Turkey
Urfa Province (or Şanlıurfa), southeastern Turkey
Urfa Province, Ottoman Empire (or Vilayet of Aleppo), centered on the city of Aleppo, Syria

Other uses

Battle of Urfa (spring 1920), between the French occupying army and the Turkish National Forces, Urfa, Turkey
Urfa biber, a dried Turkish chili pepper
Urfa Man (circa 9000 BC), an anthropomorphological statue found near Urfa, Turkey

See also

Urfé (disambiguation)
All pages with titles containing Urfa (disambiguation)

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