Istanbul
Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul (listen)) is Turkey's largest city, is also the country's economic, cultural and historical center. It is located on the Bosphorus in the northwest of Turkey, located between the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea, across the Eurasian continent, the economic and historical center on the European side, one third of the population living in Asia Side. Its population reached 14.4 million, the largest urban agglomeration in Europe, is also the largest in the Middle East and the world's sixth largest city. The city of Istanbul covers an area of 5,343 square kilometers (2,063 square miles), covering the same area as the province of Istanbul, is also the administrative center of the province. In 660 BC, the city was founded in the Sarajic River corner, named Byzantine, and later gradually developed into one of the most important cities in history. In 330 AD the city was rebuilt for Constantinople (Greek: Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis; Latin: Constantinopolis) or New Rome (Greek: Νέα Ῥώμη, Nea Romē; Latin: Nova ...