Edessa (/ ə ˈ d ɛ s ə /; Ancient Greek: Ἔδεσσα, romanized: Édessa) was an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was founded during the Hellenistic period by Macedonian general and self proclaimed king Seleucus I Nicator ( r.

Sep 25, 2018 · Edessa (modern Urfa), located today in south-east Turkey but once part of upper Mesopotamia on the frontier of the Syrian desert, was an important city throughout antiquity and the Middle Ages.

Feb 10, 2025 · Edessa, an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, is known for its rich historical and cultural legacy. Located in present-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey, Edessa played a significant role in various historical epochs, from its foundation during the Hellenistic period to its prominence in the Byzantine, Crusader, and Islamic periods.

Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα, pronounced; also known as the "City of Waters and of the 5 Senses"), [3] until 1923 Vodena (Greek: Βοδενά), is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece.

The County of Edessa (Latin: Comitatus Edessanus) was a 12th-century Crusader state in Upper Mesopotamia. [1] Its seat was the city of Edessa (modern Şanlıurfa, Turkey).. In the late Byzantine period, Edessa became the centre of intellectual life within the Syriac Orthodox Church.As such it also became the centre for the translation of Ancient Greek philosophy into Syriac, which provided a ...

Edessa, city and dímos (municipality), Central Macedonia (Modern Greek: Kendrikí Makedonía) periféreia (region), northern Greece. It is situated on a steep bluff above the valley of the Loudhiás Potamós (river).

Dec 15, 1997 · EDESSA (Aram. and Syr. Urhai/Orhāi; Ar. Rohāʾ), now Urfa in southeastern Turkey, former capital of ancient Osrhoene . It is situated on a limestone ridge, an extension of the ancient Mount Masius in the Taurus mountains of southern Anatolia, where the east-west highway from Zeugma (in the vicinity of modern Birecik) on the Euphrates to the ...

Edessa (in greco antico: Ἔδεσσα?, in latino Édessa) era un'antica città dell'Alta Mesopotamia, fondata in epoca ellenistica dal re Seleuco I Nicatore (305-281 a.C.), fondatore dell'Impero seleucide.In seguito divenne capitale del Regno di Osroene e continuò a essere capitale della provincia romana di Osroene. Nella tarda antichità, divenne un importante centro di apprendimento ...

Edessa was an ancient city (polis) in Upper Mesopotamia, in what is now Urfa or Şanlıurfa, Turkey. It was founded during the Hellenistic period by Macedonian ge...

EDESSA Arab al-Ruha’, modern Urfa, in Turkey, the capital in antiquity of the Osrhoene peoples of northern Mesopotamia. Conquered by the Assyrians (8th century b.c.), it was called Ruhu (Syriac, Urhoi).