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Urfa

American  
[oor-fah] / ʊərˈfɑ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Turkey, E of the Euphrates River: on the site of ancient Edessa.


Urfa British  
/ ˈɜːfə /

noun

  1. Ancient name: Edessa.  a city in SE Turkey: market centre. Pop: 451 000 (2005 est)

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They’ve got a touch of sweetness, as you find in Aleppo or Urfa peppers.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2021

The designation comes from what tops the pleasantly chewy, egg-washed oval bagel: smoky Urfa chile, toasted garlic, roasted sesame seeds — pretty much “everything.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2021

Once settled in a hotel in Urfa, he logged onto Twitter and began asking how to get into Raqqa, he said.

From MSNBC • May 22, 2016

He had told her to board the bus from Istanbul to Urfa and make the 18-hour journey alone, as many others before her had done.

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2015

They also control the three Armenian routes of Cappadocia, the Black Sea, and the trans-Caucasian branch of Urfa, Marach, and Mardine.

From With the Turks in Palestine by Aaronsohn, Alexander

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