Şanlıurfa , in ancient times Edessa, is a city with 561,465 inhabitants in south- eastern Turkey. Şanlıurfa is situated on a plain about eighty kilometres east of the Euphrates River.The history of Şanlıurfa is recorded from the 4th century BC, but may date...
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Şanlıurfa , in ancient times Edessa, is a city with 561,465 inhabitants in south- eastern Turkey. Şanlıurfa is situated on a plain about eighty kilometres east of the Euphrates River.The history of Şanlıurfa is recorded from the 4th century BC, but may date back at least to 9000 BC, when there is ample evidence for the surrounding sites at Duru, Harran and Nevali Cori. Within the further area of the city are three neolithic sites known: Göbekli Tepe, Gürcütepe and the city itself, where the life- sized limestone "Urfa statue" was found during an excavation inBalıklıgöl. Şanlıurfa Castle is in the south-west of the city and in the north of Damlacık mountain. It is very likely that the castle was reconstructed on the ancient ruins in 814.
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