Edessa (Türkiye) (English spelling) Edessa

Japanese: Edessa(トルコ)(英語表記)Edessa
Edessa (Türkiye) (English spelling) Edessa

…Population: 360,000 (1994), urban area population: 690,000 (1994). The ancient name was Edessa. It has a long history and flourished as a trading city connecting Anatolia and Mesopotamia. It became a place of dispute between various ethnic groups, beginning with the conquest by Alexander the Great in 333 BC.

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Japanese:

…人口36万(1994),都市域人口69万(1994)。古名はエデッサEdessa。歴史は古く,アナトリアとメソポタミア地方を結ぶ通商都市として栄え,前333年アレクサンドロス大王の征服をはじめ,諸民族の係争の地となった。…

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