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Istanbul (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 00 40 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.0110 decimal degrees |
| Long: 028 57 28 E degrees minutes |
Long: 28.9578 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city was held by the Persian Empire in 512 BCE. Later was a Roman Republic free city. It was the seat of Constantine I's empire from 330, and the terminus of the ancient Silk Road trade route. Was declared a Christian city by Constantine. From the 6th-13th centuries, the city was attacked by Persians, Arabs, Bulgars and Russians, and eventually taken by the Fourth Crusade army in 1203. Later taken by Ottomans. |
Names: |
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| İstanbul (preferred,C,V,Turkish,U)
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............ | renamed officially in 1930 |
| Istanbul (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Estambul (C,O)
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| Byzantion (C,V)
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| Constantinopoli (C,V)
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| Istamboul (C,V)
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| Istambul (C,V)
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| Konstantinoupolis (C,V)
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| Kustantiniyah (C,V)
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| Stamboul (C,V)
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| Stambul (C,V)
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| قسطنطینية (C,V)
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| Ḳosṭanṭīnīye (C,V)
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| Κωνσταντινούπολις (C,V,Greek,U)
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| איסטנבול (C,U,Hebrew )
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| קונסטנטינופול (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Byzantium (H,V)
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| Constantinople (H,O,English)
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............ | ancient |
| Constantinopolis (H,V)
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| Costantinopoli (H,O)
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| Konstantinopel (H,O)
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| Mikligard (H,O)
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............ | Norse |
| New Rome (H,O)
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............ | capital of Constantine I from AD 324 |
| Tsargrad (H,O)
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| Tsarigrad (H,O)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Istanbul (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in prehistoric times, later established as a Greek colony in late 8th cen. BC |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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| financial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| tourist center (C) |
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| religious center (C) |
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| national capital (H) |
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of Ottoman Empire, 1453; of Turkish Republic until it was transferred to Ankara, 1923 |
| regional capital (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Ottoman Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
| .................. |
(World) [7024412] |
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1453-1924 |
| located on .... |
Silk Road .......... (road) |
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(World) [7031416] |
| located on .... |
Via Egnatia .......... (road) |
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(World) [8713927] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Κωνσταντινούπολις.......... |
[VP] |
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Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople |
| قسطنطینية.......... |
[VP] |
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Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople |
| Ḳosṭanṭīnīye.......... |
[VP] |
| ....................... |
Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople |
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