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noun - the largest city and former capital of Turkey
ISTANBUL - Istanbul (UK: , or US: or ; Turkish: stanbul [istanbu] ( listen)), historically known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in...
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| Just like Rome, this Ottoman capital, formerly Constantinople, was built on 7 hills |
| Byzantium |
| The Bosporus strait is straddled by this city |
| In 1973 a highway bridge opened connecting the European & Asian parts of this Turkish city |
| Kiev's St. Sophia was inspired by a cathedral built in this city |
| At first this city was called Byzantium, then Constantinople; in 1930, its official name became this |
| Check out the Quay of Karakoy in this city, known as Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire |
| Once a Byzantine Christian cathedral, then a mosque & today a museum, the Hagia Sophia is in this Turkish city |
| 1988:The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge is completed in this city, its second bridge between Europe & Asia |
| The Blue Mosque in this Turkish city gets its name from the 20,000 blue tiles that line its ceiling |
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Istanbul (UK: , or US: or ; Turkish: stanbul [istanbu] ( listen)), historically known as Constantinople and Byzantium, is the most populous city in Turkey and the country's economic, cultural, and historic center. Istanbul is a transcontinental city in Eurasia, straddling the Bosphorus strait (which separates Europe and Asia) between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its commercial and historical center lies on the European side and about a third of its population lives on the Asian side. * The city is the administrative center of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (coterminous with Istanbul Province), both hosting a population of around 15 million residents. Istanbul is one of the world's most populous cities and ranks as the world's 5th-largest city proper and the largest European city. Istanbul is viewed as a bridge between the East and West. * Founded under the name of Byzantion () on the Sarayburnu promontory around 660 BCE, the city grew in size and influence, having becom |