Urfa
Urfa or Şanlıurfa is a city in Southeastern Anatolia, with a population of 597,000 in 2022. Its main attraction is the holy pool and religious complex associated with the prophet Abraham, a UNESCO World Heritage Site drawing pilgrims and tourists.
- City with about 1,990,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 520 metres (1,690 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code SFQ
- Description: city in Turkey
- Also known as“al-Rūhā”“Orfa”“Orrhoe”“Ourfa”“Şanlıurfa”“Urfeh”
- Historically known as“Antiochia”“Edessa”“Justinianopolis”
Places of Interest
Discover Şanlıurfa 11 April Stadium and Balıklıgöl.
Şanlıurfa 11 April Stadium
Şanlıurfa 11 April Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
Şanlıurfa Ulu Mosque
The 12th-century Grand Mosque of Urfa is a congregational mosque in Urfa, Turkey.
Towns in the Area
Discover Eyyübiye and Haliliye.
Eyyübiye
Eyyübiye is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.
Haliliye
Haliliye is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey.
Urfa
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Latitude
37.1596° or 37° 9′ 35″ north
Longitude
38.7919° or 38° 47′ 31″ east
Open location code
8G9W5Q5R+RQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Yue Chinese—“Urfa” goes by many names.
ShanllëurfaAlbanian
ՈւռհաAmharic
EdessesAncient Greek (to 1453)
أورفةArabic
أورهايArabic
شانلي أورفةArabic
Անտիոքիա (historical)Armenian
ԵդեսիաArmenian
Հուստինիանուպոլիս (historical)Armenian
ՈւռհաArmenian
ՈւրֆաArmenian
EdesaAsturian
SanliurfaAsturian
УрфаAvaric
ШанлиурфаAvaric
ШанлурфаAvaric
ŞanlıurfaAzerbaijani
UrfaAzerbaijani
ШанлыурфаBashkir
EdesaBasque
ŞanlıurfaBasque
UrfaBasque
УрфаBelarusian
ШанлыурфаBelarusian
ШанлыюрфаBelarusian
উরফাBengali
লুরফাBengali
শানলিউর্ফাBengali
EdesaBosnian
ŞanlıurfaBosnian
UrfaBosnian
ŞanlıurfaBreton
UrfaBreton
ШанлъурфаBulgarian
Edessa (historical)Catalan
ŞanlıurfaCatalan
UrfaCatalan
ŞanlıurfaCebuano
Şanlıurfa (kapital sa lalawigan)Cebuano
ئورفاCentral Kurdish
ئورفەCentral Kurdish
ڕحاCentral Kurdish
ڕھاCentral Kurdish
ШанлиурфаChechen
尚勒乌尔法Chinese
尚勒烏爾法Chinese
薩穆法Chinese
UrhâyClassical Syriac
EdessaCzech
ŞanlıurfaCzech
UrfaCzech
EdessaDanish
ŞanlıurfaDanish
UrfaDanish
RıhaDimli (individual language)
Edessa (historical)Dutch
SanlIurfa (stad)Dutch
ŞanlıurfaDutch
UrfaDutch
اورفهEgyptian Arabic
EdesoEsperanto
EdessaEsperanto
ŜanlijurfoEsperanto
ŞanlıurfaEsperanto
UrfaEsperanto
EdesijaEstonian
ŞanlıurfaFinnish
ŞanlıurfaGalician
შანლიურფაGeorgian
شانلياۊرفهGilaki
ÉdessaGreek
ΑντιόχειαGreek
ΈδεσσαGreek
ΟύρφαGreek
ΣανλιούρφαGreek
સાંલુર્ફાGujarati
SanliurfaHausa
אורפהHebrew
שנלאורפהHebrew
שנליאורפהHebrew
उरफ़ाHindi
शानलिउर्फाHindi
शानलूरफ़ाHindi
EdesszaHungarian
ŞanlıurfaHungarian
ŞanlıurfaIndonesian
ŞanlıurfaIrish
Edessa (historical)Italian
ŞanlıurfaItalian
UrfaItalian
ウルファJapanese
エデッサJapanese
シャンルウルファJapanese
SanliurfaJavanese
UrfaJavanese
ಸ್ಯಾಂಲಿ-ಉರ್ಫಾKannada
ŞanlıwrfaKazakh
ШанлыурфаKazakh
شانلىۋرفاKazakh
ŞanlıurfaKinyarwanda
ШанлыурфаKirghiz
샨르우르파Korean
샨리우르파Korean
ŞanlıurfaKotava
EdesaKurdish
EdessaKurdish
RihaKurdish
RuhaKurdish
ŞanlıurfaKurdish
ÛrfaKurdish
رهاKurdish
EdessaLatin
ŠanliurfaLatvian
SanliurfaLithuanian
UrfaLithuanian
УрфаMacedonian
ШанлаурфаMacedonian
ŞanlıurfaMalay
सांलुर्फाMarathi
شانلیاورفهMazanderani
UrhaMiddle Armenian
ŞanlıurfaMin Nan Chinese
ŞanlıurfaMinangkabau
ШанлыурфаMoksha
ŞanlıurfaNauru
شانلیاورفهNorthern Luri
ŞanlıurfaNorwegian
ŞanlıurfaNorwegian Bokmål
ŞanlıurfaNorwegian Nynorsk
UrfaNorwegian Nynorsk
UrfaOld Turkish
SanliurfaOromo
ШанлыурфæOssetian
ਸ਼ਾਨਲੀਉਰਫਾPanjabi
اورفهPersian
شانلیاورفاPersian
شانلیاورفهPersian
شانلیورفاPersian
Edessa (historical)Polish
ŞanlıurfaPolish
UrfaPolish
شانلي اورفاPushto
شانلي اورفهPushto
ŞanlıurfaRomanian
UrfaRomanian
УрфаRussian
ШанлыурфаRussian
ЭдессаRussian
ŞanlıurfaScots
UrfaScots
ŠanlijurfaSerbian
ŞanlıurfaSerbian
ШанлијурфаSerbian
ШанлиурфаSerbian
ŠanlijurfaSerbo-Croatian
ŞanlıurfaSerbo-Croatian
සැන්ලියුර්ෆාSinhala
EdessaSlovak
ŞanlıurfaSlovak
UrfaSlovak
ŞanlıurfaSlovenian
SanliurfaSomali
شانلیاورفاSouth Azerbaijani
Edesa (historical)Spanish
ŞanlıurfaSwahili
Ar-RahaSwedish
Ar-RuhaSwedish
Edessa (historical)Swedish
Er RohaSwedish
RihaSwedish
Şanlı UrfaSwedish
UrfaSwedish
UrhaySwedish
UrhoySwedish
ШанлиурфаTajik
ШанлыурфаTajik
ŠanlyurfaTalysh
ஷன்லியூர்பTamil
ШанлыурфаTatar
శాన్లియుర్ఫాTelugu
ŞanlıurfaThai
UrfaThai
ชันลืออูร์ฟาThai
ชานลิอูร์ฟาThai
อูร์ฟาThai
Şanlı UrfaTurkish
UrfaTurkish
UrfaTurkmen
ШанлыурфаUdmurt
ШанлиурфаUkrainian
ŞanlıurfaUpper Sorbian
UrfaUpper Sorbian
رهاUrdu
شانلی اورفاUrdu
شانلی اورفہUrdu
ShanliurfaUzbek
ŞanlıurfaVenetian
ŞanlıurfaVietnamese
UrfaVietnamese
ŞanlıurfaWaray (Philippines)
UrfaWaray (Philippines)
EdessaWelsh
ŞanlıurfaWelsh
UrfaWelsh
Եդեսիա (historical)Western Armenian
ՈւռհաWestern Armenian
ՈւրֆաWestern Armenian
ШанлыурфаWestern Mari
شانلی اورفہWestern Panjabi
尚勒乌尔法Wu Chinese
烏爾法Yue Chinese
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