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Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa and known in ancient times as Edessa, is the capital of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.

Urfa may also refer to:

Places

  • Urfa (also known as Şanlıurfa and 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

See also

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