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Şanlıurfa
Şanlıurfa, ancient Edessa, Urfa or Al-Ruha, is a city located in south-eastern Turkey, and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. It was founded in 304 BC by Seleucus I Nicator. The city was alternately conquered by Roman, Arab, Byzantine, Armenian and Ottomans.
The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Harran and Sanliurfa.by Damien Halleux Radermecker, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Anadolu, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Ben Bender, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 545 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2000
4th Century BC
Hellenistic
Mixed
Mixed Monuments
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