Edessa

  1. Proper noun.  A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.
  2. Proper noun.  (historical) Ancient city in northwestern Mesopotamia, the capital of Osroene, on the site of modern Şanlıurfa in Turkey. Also known as Urfa.

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