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• Istanbul is located on the Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and the Mediterranean.


• Istanbul was formerly called Constantinople and Byzantium.


• Istanbul was the headquarters of the Ottoman Empire.


• Most visited attractions are Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar.


• Istanbul was a former capital of Turkey. Now the capital is Ankara.


• Istanbul is one of the biggest cities in the world, with more than 13 million population.


• Hagia Sophia used to be the largest church in the world for 900 years.