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, and the capital of Sanliurfa Province. A Hodja is a man who has completed the Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca and then often decide to grow a beard. This postcard dtaes from the French occupation of this area (hence the French caption)
Picture No
10279863
Media ID
46554465
Size
4691px x 3063px
(2.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1925
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Edessa Hadji Hajj Hodja Neighbourhood Pilgrim Pilgrimage Riha Sanliurfa Urfa
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