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
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