Edessa (historical)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edessa_(historical)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Urfa
gptkb:Osroene
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kingdom_of_Osroene
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Sassanid_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Crusaders
gptkb:Arab_Caliphate
gptkb:Zengids
gptkbp:destroyedBy earthquake (525 CE)
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Mandylion_(Image_of_Edessa)
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Seleucus_I_Nicator
gptkbp:foundedIn circa 303 BCE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edessa (historical)
gptkbp:importantFor early Christianity
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Syriac
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Upper_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:modernLocation gptkb:Şanlıurfa,_Turkey
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Siege_of_Edessa_(1144)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Abgar_V
gptkb:Bardaisan
gptkb:Ephrem_the_Syrian
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:School_of_Edessa
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Roman_province_of_Osroene
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:County_of_Edessa
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list Yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Syriac_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6