City in southeastern Turkey
About Urfa
Urfa, officially called Şanlıurfa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city was known as Edessa from Hellenistic times and into Christian times. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km (50 mi) east of the Euphrates. Its climate features extremely hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters.
![Urfa Man, Pre-Pottery Neolithic, c. 9000 BC. Şanlıurfa Museum.[22]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Urfa_Adam%C4%B1_%282%29.jpg/500px-Urfa_Adam%C4%B1_%282%29.jpg)
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