city of Edessa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/city_of_Edessa

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Kingdom_of_Osroene
gptkbp:conqueredBy	gptkb:Roman_Empire gptkb:Seljuk_Turks gptkb:Crusaders gptkb:Zengids Byzantine Empire
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:Seleucus_I_Nicator
gptkbp:foundedIn	circa 303 BC
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Urfa gptkb:Urhay
gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:Syriac_Christianity early Christian history
gptkbp:languageSpoken	gptkb:Aramaic gptkb:Greek gptkb:Syriac
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Upper_Mesopotamia present-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey
gptkbp:modernLocation	gptkb:Şanlıurfa
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Siege_of_Edessa_(1144)
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Abgar_V gptkb:Bardaisan gptkb:Ephrem_the_Syrian
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Islam gptkb:mythology
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list	gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Edessa_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	city of Edessa