Sanliurfa

Sanliurfa 

The origins of Sanliurfa are very old considering that the place is known as the “City of the Prophetes” because it would have welcome Abraham, Job, Jethro and St George. Its location in Upper Mesopotamia, at the point of confluence between different civilizations, explains a rich and eventful past. The city, named “Hurri” (which means caves) by the Babylonians, maintained good relationships with the Mitanians, the Hittites and the Egyptians. Named “Osrhoe” by the Greeks and “Orhai” by its Aramean population, the Macedonians of Alexander the Great finally called it “Edesse”. It came under the sovereignty of the Seleucids, of Armenia at the time of Tigrane, of the Parthians, the Romans, the Sassanids and the Arabs. The city was christianized around 200, and it remained Byzantine until it fell into the hands of the Seljuks and later the Crusaders. From 1098 and during fifty years the earldom of Edesse with Beaudoin of Boulogne (Godefroy of Bouillon's brother) plaid an important role in the fight of the Frankish states against Islam. Taken back by the Seljuks and the Mamelukes, the city was united very late in 1637 to the Ottoman Empire. 

Source : guide-martine

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa 

Sanliurfa