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Istanbul
Is·tan·bul
[
ìss tan bl,
ìss taan bl
]
or
İs·tan·bul
[
ìss tan bl,
ìss taan bl
]
largest city in Turkey, situated in the northwest of the country on the Bosporus.
Population: 11,174,257 (2007 estimate).
Former name
Byzantium
c.600
bc
-
ad
330
Constantinople
330-1930
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