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Edessa

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E·des·sa  (-ds)
An ancient city of Mesopotamia on the site of present-day Urfa in southeast Turkey. A major Christian center after the third century a.d., it was conquered by the Arabs in 639 and was captured by Crusaders in 1097.
Edessa [ɪˈdɛsə]
n
1. (Placename) an ancient city on the N edge of the Syrian plateau, founded as a Macedonian colony by Seleucus I: a centre of early Christianity Modern name Urfa
2. (Placename) a market town in Greece: ancient capital of Macedonia. Pop.: 15 980 (latest est.) Ancient name Aegae [ˈiːgiː] Modern Greek name Édhessa
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