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Istanbul

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Place nameIstanbul
Other namesIstanbul, Estambul, Tsarigrad, Tsargrad, Constantinople, Konstantinopel, Costantinopoli, Constantinopolis, New Rome, Byzantium, Mikligard
CountryTürkiye
Latitude41.033
Longitude28.95
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names

Overview

Held by Persian Empire 512 BCE; Roman Republic free city; seat of Constantine I's empire from 330; declared a Christian city by Constantine; attacked by Persians, Arabs, Bulgars and Russians during the 6th-13th centuries; taken by Fourth Crusade army in 1203; taken by Ottomans.
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Location
5 km
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