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🏛️ Apamea-Edessa

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🏛️ Apamea-Edessa
Greco-Roman city ruins in southeastern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 16 Mar 2026 at 10:20
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Şanlıurfa Province, southeastern Türkiye
  • Founded as Edessa in the Hellenistic period; renamed Apamea under Roman rule
  • Served as capital of the Osroëne kingdom (132 BCE – 244 CE)
  • Remains accessible as an archaeological site with partial excavations

Apamea-Edessa was a major Greco-Roman city in the ancient region of Mesopotamia, occupying a strategic position on trade ...

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