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Dieser Inhalt ist eine Zusammensetzung von Artikeln aus der frei verfugbaren Wikipedia-Enzyklopadie. Seiten: 181. Nicht dargestellt. Kapitel: Istanbul, Geographie Von Istanbul, Beyo lu, Zeytinburnu, Fatih, Buyukcekmece, ile, Silivri, Avc lar, Bahcelievler, Be ikta, Kucukcekmece, Ba ak ehir, Beykoz, Prinzeninseln, Gungoren, Maltepe, Ka thane, Catalca, Anadolu Kava, Eyup, Ba c lar, Chrysopolis, Ata ehir, Gaziosmanpa a, Bak rkoy, Tuzla, Sar yer, Esenyurt, Umraniye, Sultangazi, Riva, Arnavutkoy, Pendik, Cekmekoy, Sancaktepe, Kartal, Bayrampa a, Sultanbeyli, Esenler, Hiereia, Beylikduzu, Polonezkoy, Kavakl, Kilyos, Elbasan Koyu. Auszug: Istanbul (Turkish: , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople; see the names of Istanbul) is the largest city in Turkey and 5th largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.8 million, also making it the second largest metropolitan area in Europe by population, and the largest metropolitan city proper. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. In its long history, Istanbul has served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330 395), the Eastern Roman (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. Historic areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985. Byzantium (Greek: , Byzantion) is the first known name of the city. Around 660 BC, Greek settlers from the city-state of Megara founded a Doric colony on the present-day Istanbul, and named the n...
