Şanlıurfa, Turkey

Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa; Arabic: al-Ruha‎; Kurdish: Riha; Armenian: Ուռհա, romanized: Uṙha; Syriac: ܐܘܪܗܝ‎, romanized: Ūrhāi and known in ancient times as Edessa, is a city with a population of over 2 million residents in south-eastern Turkey, and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province.

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Rating: 4 out of 5.

Author: Fiona Johanna

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