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اسروئن
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Osroene or Osrhoene (; ) was an ancient kingdom and region in Upper Mesopotamia. The Kingdom of Osroene, also known as the "Kingdom of Edessa" ( / "Kingdom of Urhay"), according to the name of its capital city (now Şanlıurfa, Turkey), existed from the 2nd century BC up to the 3rd century AD, and was ruled by the Nabataean Arab Abgarid dynasty. They were generally allied with the Parthians.
Key facts
- Country.conventional_long_name
- Osroene
- Country.common_name
- Osroene
- Country.era
- Hellenistic Age
- Country.status
- Kingdom, vassal state, province
- Country.government_type
- Monarchy
- Country.year_start
- 132 BC
- Country.year_end
- AD 638
- Country.p1
- Seleucid Empire
- Country.s1
- Osroene (Roman province)
- Country.image_map
- Map of the Armenian Empire of Tigranes (English).svg
- Country.image_map_caption
- The map above includes Osroene as a tributary kingdom of the Armenian Empire under Tigranes the Great.
- Country.capital
- Edessa(modern-day Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
- Country.common_languages
- Aramaic (official)Koine GreekArabic PersianParthianArmenian
- Country.religion
- Christianity c. 200 AD (State religion) (contested)
- Country.demonym
- Osroenian
- Country.title_leader
- King
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- historical country
- Country
- Osroene
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Edessa
- Official language
- Aramaic
- Form of government
- monarchy
Show 6 more facts
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- topic's main category
- Category:Osroene
- inception
- 0132-00-00
- Commons category
- Osroene
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 0214-00-00
- language used
- Koine Greek
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
Gallery (26)
On the map
3 mapped locations