Edessa Collection

Paris, France - La Sainte Chapelle. Date: 19th century

Geber Teaching
GEBER Spanish alchemist teaching chemistry at the school of Edessa, Greece

IRAN. Naqsh-e Rustam. The Roman emperor Valerianus kneeling before Shapur I after the battle of Edessa (260). Persian art. Sasanian art. Relief

IRAN. Naqsh-e Rustam. Roman Emperor Valerian yields himself to the Persian king Shapur I after the battle of Edessa (259). Persian art. Sasanian art. Relief

Sanliurfa, Turkey - Citadel, Square Tower & Crusader Church
Sanliurfa (often simply known as Urfa in daily language), formerly cited as Edessa in in Aramaic, Riha in Kurdish, and Urhay in Armenian) is a city in south-eastern Turkey

Paris, France - La Sainte Chapelle, The Crypt. Date: 19th century

Sanliurfa, Turkey - Mosque
Mosque at Sanliurfa (often simply known as Urfa in daily language), formerly cited as Edessa in in Aramaic, Riha in Kurdish, and Urhay in Armenian) is a city in south-eastern Turkey

First Crusade. The conquest of Edessa (February 1098). Baldwin I, appealed by the Armenian prince Thoros, enters into Edessa where hes received by the Armenian clergyman

The rooftops of Sanliurfa, Turkey
Sanliurfa (often simply known as Urfa in daily language), formerly cited as Edessa in in Aramaic, Riha in Kurdish, and Urhay in Armenian) is a city in south-eastern Turkey

Whirling Dervishes with instruments - Urfa
Whirling Dervishes with instruments, a sheikh, children and men in uniform at Urfa (Orfa), Turkey (formerly Edessa, Mesopotamia - the birthplace of Abraham)

Sanliurfa, Turkey - Hodja
A Hodja (back centre) at Sanliurfa (often simply known as Urfa in daily language), formerly cited as Edessa in in Aramaic, Riha in Kurdish, and Urhay in Armenian) is a city in south-eastern Turkey

Urfa, Turkey
Distant view of Urfa, or Sanhurfa (formerly known as Edessa)

Crusades / Edessa
FIRST CRUSADE Crusaders under Baudouin de Boulogne take Edessa, in Turkey, which provides the Crusaders with a base

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