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Istanbul  is Turkey's most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. The city covers 25 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait, and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents. In its long history, Istanbul served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330-395), the Byzantine Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire (1204-1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1922). The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010. The "Historic Areas of Istanbul" were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.

 

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District	Convention centre	Stadium of Arena
Asian side-kadikoi	Lufti Kidar	Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Besiktas	CNR Expo center	Sukru Saracoglu Stadium
Old city sultanahmed	Airport	BJK İnönü Stadium
Taskim square	Ataturk  12.9 km.	Monument
Şişli	Sabina Gokcen 31.8km	Galata Tower
Landmark	City	Shopping centre
Saint Sophia	Bursa	Istiklal Street

Istanbul is located in the north-west Marmara Region of Turkey. It encloses the southern Bosphorus which places the city on two continents – the western portion of Istanbul is in Europe, while the eastern portion is in Asia. The city boundaries cover a surface area of 1,539 square kilometers, while the metropolitan region, or the Province of Istanbul, covers 6,220 square kilometers

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Climate
The city has a temperate-continental climate, with hot and humid summers; and cold, rainy and often snowy winters. Humidity is generally rather high which can make temperatures feel much warmer or colder than they actually are. Yearly precipitation for Istanbul averages 870 mm. Snowfall is quite common, snowing for a week or two during the winter season, but it can be heavy once it snows.

Istanbul is one of the most important tourism spots of Turkey. There are thousands of hotels and other tourist oriented industries in the city, catering to both vacationers and visiting professionals. In 2006 a total of 23,148,669 tourists visited Turkey, most of whom entered the country through the airports and seaports of Istanbul and Antalya

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Country Turkey
Province Istanbul 
Districts 25 
Founded 667 BC as Byzantium 
Roman rule AD 330 Constantinople 
Ottoman rule 1453 as Istanbul 
Area 
- City 1,538.77 km² (594.1 sq mi) 
Elevation 100 m (328 ft) 
Population 
- City 11,008,790 
- Density 6,521/km² (16,889.3/sq mi) 
Postal code 34010 to 34850 and
80000 to 81800 
Area code(s) (+90) 212 (European side)
(+90) 216 (Asian side) 
Licence plate 34 

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