Harran

Harran is a municipality and district of Şanlıurfa Province, Turkey. Its area is 904 km2, and its population is 96,072 (2022). It is approximately southeast of Urfa and from the Syrian border crossing at Akçakale.

Terah, also spelled Terach (), was a biblical figure in the Book of Genesis. He is listed as the son of Nahor and father of the patriarch Abraham. As such, he is a descendant of Shem's son Arpachshad. Terah is mentioned in Genesis 11:24–32, Joshua 24:2, and 1 Chronicles 1:17–27 in the Hebrew Bible, and in Luke 3:34 in the New Testament.

Mesopotamian lunar god

ancient battle between Roman Republic and Parthian Empire in 53 BCE near modern Harran, Turkey

ladder to heaven seen by the biblical patriarch Jacob in a dream

battle in 1104

siege and capture of the Assyrian city of Harran by the Median and Neo-Babylonian empires.

titular see

c. 296 battle between Narseh and Galerius

medieval university