city of Edessa

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/city_of_Edessa
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kingdom_of_Osroene
gptkbp:conqueredBy gptkb:Roman_Empire
gptkb:Seljuk_Turks
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Crusaders
gptkb:Zengids
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Seleucus_I_Nicator
gptkbp:foundedIn circa 303 BC
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Urfa
gptkb:Urhay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label city of Edessa
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
mythology
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edessa_Castle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6