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Şanlıurfa
Total population
2,143,020
Coordinates37.16°, 38.79°
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Overview
Urfa, officially called Şanlıurfa, is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of Şanlıurfa Province. The city was known as Edessa from Hellenistic times and into Christian times. Urfa is situated on a plain about 80 km (50 mi) east of the Euphrates. Its climate features extremely hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters.
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Latitude
37.1596
Longitude
38.7919
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia