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Edessa (/ɪˈdɛsə/; from Ancient Greek: Ἔδεσσα; Syriac: ܐܘܪܗܝ Urhāy, Armenian: Եդեսիա Yedesia or Armenian: Ուռհա Uṙha) was an ancient city in upper Mesopotamia, refounded on an earlier site by Seleucus I Nicator, and is now Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
The earliest name of the city was Adma (Aramaic: אדמא also written Adme, Admi, Admum) which first appeared in Assyrian cuneiform sources in the 7th century BC. A Hellenistic settlement was founded on the location of the Syrian town by Seleucus I Nicator in 304 B.C. The new settlement was named "Edessa" after the ancient capital of Macedonia, perhaps due to its abundant water, just like its Macedonian eponym. The native Syriac name of the city, "Orhay" (Syriac: ܐܘܪܗܝ), appears to correspond with the toponym Antiochia Kallirhoe "Antioch by the Kallirhoe" (Ἀντιόχεια ἡ ἐπὶ Καλλιρρόης), which is found on Edessan coins struck by Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175–164 BC). The same name appears also in Armenian as Ուռհա, transliterated Urha or Ourha, in Arabic it is الرُّهَا transliterated as Er Ruha or Ar-Ruha, commonly Urfa, and Riha in Kurdish, to the Frankish Crusaders Rohais, and in Turkish Urfa, Ourfa, Sanli Urfa, or Şanlıurfa ("Glorious Urfa"), its present name. During Byzantine rule it was named Justinopolis.
Edessa (Armenian: Եդեսիա) is the historical name of an ancient town in Armenian Mesopotamia. The same name appears also in Armenian as Ուռհա, Urha or Ourha. In the second half of the 2nd century BC, as the Seleucid monarchy disintegrated in the wars with Parthia (145 --129), Edessa became the capital of the Abgar dynasty, who founded the Kingdom of Osroene (also known in history as Kingdom of Edessa). This kingdom was established by Nabataean or Arab tribes from North Arabia, and lasted nearly four centuries (c.132 BC to 214), under twenty-eight rulers, who sometimes called themselves "king" on their coinage. Edessa was at first more or less under the protectorate of the Parthians, then of Tigranes of Armenia, then from the time of Pompey under the Romans. Following its capture and sack b...
Portasar is the world's oldest known religious structure. The site, located on a hilltop, contains 20 round structures which had been buried, four of which have been excavated. Each round structure has a diameter of between 10 and 30 meters and all are decorated with massive, mostly T-shaped, limestone pillars that are the most striking feature of the site. The limestone slabs were quarried from bedrock pits located around 100 meters from the hilltop, with neolithic workers using flint points to carve the bedrock. The majority of flint tools found at the site are Byblos and Nemrik points. That neolithic people with such primitive flint tools quarried, carved, transported uphill, and erected these massive pillars has astonished the archaeological world, and must have required a staggering...
Video shows what Edessa means. A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.. Ancient city in northwestern Mesopotamia, the capital of Osroene, on the site of modern Şanlıurfa in Turkey.. Edessa pronunciation. How to pronounce, definition by Wiktionary dictionary. Edessa meaning. Powered by MaryTTS
Abgar V of Edessa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Icon of Abgar holding the mandylion, the image of Christ (encaustic, 10th century, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai). For the other historical kings Abgar of Osroene, see Osroene. Abgar V or Abgarus V of Edessa (4 BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50) was a historical ruler of the kingdom of Osroene, holding his capital at Edessa. (Compare to the region that was referred to as Mesopotamia by the Greeks and Athur in the Old Testament). According to an ancient legend, he was converted to Christianity by Addai, one of the Seventy-two Disciples. The legend of King Abgar Abgar was, according to Aramean/Assyrian tradition, the first Christian king in history, having been converted to the faith by the Apostle Thaddeus of Edessa. Abgar ...
Edessa (Greek: Έδεσσα, Édessa, is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name. The ancient Greek name Édessa (Ἔδεσσα) was commemorated by Seleucus I Nicator in refounding an ancient city in northern Mesopotamia. It has been associated by modern scholars with the Phrygian vedi (βέδυ - "water").Vedi is linguistically connected to the Greek words hydor (Greek: ύδωρ - "water"), bidra (Greek: βίδρα - "Otter"), idros (Greek: ίδρως - "sweat") and idrosa (Greek: ίδρωσα - "sweated"). Similarly, it was ascribed an Illyrian origin by Ulrich Wilcken in his biography of Alexander the Great,the "town of the waters", due to its renowned waterfall and generally abundant wa...
Armenian Mesopotamia was a region in Northern Mesopotamia that was inhabited partly by Armenians, Tigranes the Great seized Northern Mesopotamia, and from 401 BC, to 387 AD was part of Kingdom of Armenia. Later it became part of Sassanid Empire, Arab Caliphate and County of Edessa. Then it became part of Ottoman Empire and Turkey. Armenian population remained until 1915's Armenian Genocide. Mardin is one of the oldest settled areas in upper Mesopotamia. Excavations done in the 1920s discovered remains in the area that dated to 4000 BCE. The first known civilization were the Subarians who were then succeeded in 3000BCE by the Hurrians. The Elamites gained control around 2230 BCE. and were followed by the Babylonians, Armenians, Hittites, Assyrians, Romans and Byzantines. In 692, the Musli...
Եդեսիա Ուրֆա քաղաք, սուրբ ձկների ավազան Եդեսիան պատմական Միջագետք Հայոց կոչվող աշխարհի կենտրոնն էր, ուր Մեսրոպ Մաշտոցը արարել էր հայոց գրերը: Ըստ ավանդության` Ուրֆայի մոտ գտնվող մի քարայրում ծնվել էր Աբրահամը: հռչակավոր “սուրբ ձկների” ավազան, որն, ըստ լեգենդի, մի մեծ կրակ էր, ուր Բաբելոնի արքա Նիմրոդ-Բելը գցել էր Աբրահամին: Կտեսնենք հին բերդը, մզկիթների վերածված բյուզանդական և հայկական եկեղեցիներ, որոնցից մեկի ջրհորում, ըստ ավանդության, պահվել է հայազգի Աբգար թագավորին ապաքինած Քրիստոսի դաստառակը (թաշկինակը): City of Edessa Urfa , Sacred Fish Pool Urfa (Sanliurfa) or Edessa is located in a historical province that was called Armenian Mesopotamia. It was the place where Mesrop Mashtots invented the Armenian alphabet in 406 AD. The legend has it that Abraham was born in a cave near U...
History was not written to be ignored or hidden, it was recorded then for the future generation. Today thanks to internet and hard work of some men and women we see the unknown and unheard events kept away from our eyes for thousand of years merging out of darkness into light. Abgar's body was infected by a severe malady. Since Marixab, the bdesx of Aljnik c , Samsagram, the nahapetoi the Apahuni, and Anan, the confidants of king Abgar had gone to Jerusalem and witnessed the wonderful healing of our God Christ, and upon their return had told the king [about this], the latter wrote a letter of supplication [to Christ], and begged Him to come and heal him from his ailment which no man could ever cure. Having received the letter, our Savior considered it worth answering and wrote to him t...
beautiful Aramaic Syriac hymn Arameans (Syriac Orthodox) - Prayer Tur Abdin - Turabdin - Mardin - Midyat - Kamishlo Qamishlo - Mossul - Amed Diyarbekir - Urhoy Urfa Edessa Mesopotamia - Aram-Nahrain - Aram Syria Aleppo Homs Damascus - Turkey - iraq Mosul Baghdad - Lebanon lubnan - Israel palestine jerusalem bethlehem - Arameans Maronite lebanese maronites - Arameans Chaldean - Nestorian - Mandean - Antioch - Antiochia - ܣܘܪܝܝܐ ܐܪܡܝܐ
Portasar is an archaeological site at the top of a mountain ridge in the Southeastern Anatolia, approximately 12 km northeast of the city of Edessa (Şanlıurfa) It's the world's oldest known religious structure. The site, located on a hilltop, contains 20 round structures which had been buried, four of which have been excavated. Each round structure has a diameter of between 10 and 30 meters and all are decorated with massive, mostly T-shaped, limestone pillars that are the most striking feature of the site. The limestone slabs were quarried from bedrock pits located around 100 meters from the hilltop, with neolithic workers using flint points to carve the bedrock. The majority of flint tools found at the site are Byblos and Nemrik points. That neolithic people with such primitive flint too...
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Following the official part of the 4th UMD Global Conference, UMD organized a cultural tour consisting of members of the Macedonian Diaspora from Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States to the city of Edessa (Voden in the Macedonian language), in Northern Greece on July 31, 2014. The guests were greeted in Edessa (Voden) by Archimandrite Nikodim Tsarknias (religious leader of the Macedonian Orthodox faith-goers in Greece), and by Eugenia Natsoulidou and Petre Kazias of the Educative and Cultural Movement of Edessa (Voden). Tour Guide and Voice during video: Vasilka Dimitrovska, M. Sci. in archaeology and professional tourist guide Support our work! Visit http://www.umdiaspora.org/index.php/e... to become a member. The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD), the leading voice for ...
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We are traveling from Thessaloniki to Ohrid in Macedonia. Edessa is just on our way and we could see already huge waterfall from far away. We drove into the city and to famous waterfalls in the city. It is beautiful there. If you are somewhere around just take a time to see beautiful waterfalls of Edessa in Greece. Musics: Don't forget to subscribe to stay up-to-date. Thank you for watching. Alaturka.Info™ - http://www.alaturka.info Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alaturka.info Twitter: http://twitter.com/samrohlfs Google + : http://plus.google.com/+AlaturkaInfoCamper YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/AlaturkaInfoCamper
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