Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Constantinople - Byzantium - Istanbul


Istanbul:
  • is the largest city in Turkey and 5th largest city proper in the world with a population of 13 million
  • is a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey
  • covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province
  •  located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country
  • extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents
To read about the history of Istanbul, click here 
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