Urfa

Urfa, officially known as Şanlıurfa (pronounced \[ʃanˈɫɯɾfa\]; Kurdish: Riha; Syriac: ܐܘܪܗܝ, romanized: Ūrhāi; Armenian: Ուռհայ, romanized: Urrha; known in ancient times as Edessa), is a city with a population of over 2 million residents in southeastern Turkey, and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province Urfa has a mix of Turkish, Kurdish, and Arab population Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km east of the Euphrates River


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