Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa (pronounced [ʃanˈlɯuɾfa]; Arabic: الرها ar-Ruhā; Kurdish: Riha), and known in ancient times as Edessa, is a city with 561,465 inhabitants in south-eastern Turkey, and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. Urfa is a multiethnic city with a Turkish, Kurdish, and Arab population. Urfa is situated on a plain about eighty kilometres east of the Euphrates River. Its climate features extremely hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters.
Discover the best top things to do in Sanliurfa Province, Turkey including Karahantepe, Gobekli Tepe, Hayat Bin Kays El Harrani Turbe ve Camisi, Balikligol, Potbelly Hill, Halil Ul Rahman Mosque, Rizvaniye Mosque, Abraham's Path, Gumruk Han, St Job Tomb.
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