Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

Turkey / Istanbul /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, former national capital
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 Bosporus 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 Bosporus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents.


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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul
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Coordinates:   40°59'22"N   28°55'38"E

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  • The city of my heart!
  • This artikel is semiprotectet so I can't edit the page, but I have to say that the marked area is't Old Istanbul but the whole city of Istanbul
  • you are right. i changed it.
  • The polygone is showing only 1/3 of Istanbul!
  • Best city of the World :p with out tinerciler
  • Is it true that the polygone is showing only 1/3 of Istanbul? Is't is so that the urban areas outside the polygone is suburban areas inside Metropolitan Istanbul but outside the cityproper?
  • I increased polygon, relying on Wikipedia, please check it and correct if necessary.
  • Polygon adjusted to built area.
  • Istanbul is a nice city & so are the Turks!:)
  • nice polygon
  • My city!
  • One of the world's most wondeful cities
  • BEAUTIFUL CITY
  • Historic place..
  • I like istanbul
  • I've been there in July 2012 great I loved it and I also love my turkish muslim brothers
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