istanbul

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ISTANBUL Istanbul is the only metropolis in the world that is situated on 2 continents. The Bosphorus bridge spans Europa and Asia. Istanbul has about 12.8mill people, was the former capital of Byzantine ( 660 BC ), Latin and Roman empire, Constantinople was formed 330 AD, fell 1453 to the Ottomans which forcibly resettled Muslims, Christians and Jews into the city thereby creating a cosmopolitan... Read Full Entry

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