battle, notable, First World War
Urfa Resistance
Urfa Resistance was a battle fought on 29 September 1915 at Şanlıurfa, in what is now Turkey; it lasted 21 days. It was part of Armenian Genocide, which ran from 1915 to 1923.
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Record
| Date | 29 September 1915 to 20 October 1915 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Şanlıurfa, Turkey 37.158N, 38.792E | |
| Kind | Battle, First World War | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Edessa AD 260, 1.2 km SE
- Siege of Edessa 1144, 1.2 km SE
- Battle of Urfa 1920, 1.2 km SE
- Siege of Edessa 1146, 1.2 km SE
- Siege of Edessa AD 163, 1.2 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 9 times between AD 163 and 1920.
In the same war
- Before: Defense of Azakh 18 August 1915
- All 5 engagements of Armenian Genocide
Elsewhere in 1915
- Second Battle of Ypres Belgium
- Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive Poland
- Siege of Van Turkey
- Battles of the Isonzo Slovenia
- Siege of Kut Iraq
Urfa Resistance is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4477441, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Urfa resistance, revision 1370748893, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.