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Istanbul detail ( general introduction ]
Istanbul and called historically Byzantium and Constantinople, Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey and has a population of Istanbul, about 9 million people, according to the census of 2010 and Istanbul is the city of his and financial center , culturally and economically at the level of Turkey were categorized according to the jock in the world in 2010 .
Located Istanbul northwestern Turkey on the Bosphorus narrow and includes natural harbor known as the Golden Horn and separates Istanbul, Turkey between جزئيها European and Asian across the Bosphorus and Istanbul is the only city in the world located on two continents divided Istanbul to 39 administrative districts include 18% of Turkey's population is classified Center third after London and Moscow ]
Join Istanbul long as Istanbul was the capital of the empire Romania during the period 330 AD to 395 AD and then the empire Romanian Eastern labeled Balbazntah during the period from 395 AD to 1204 and during 1261 AD to 1453 and empire Latin from 1204 to 1261 m and then the Ottoman Empire, 1453 to 1922, and was replaced after it announced Republic new Turkish in 1923 Koenkerh the new capital of the country
Istanbul feature historic sites annexed by the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985 and renamed Istanbul European Capital of Culture for the year 2010 and is seeking the Republic of Turkey to host the Summer Olympics 2020
Names of Istanbul ]
Byzantium is the most famous and oldest known names Istanbul, where dates this name to about 660 BC and was settled by Greeks the old Istanbul and founded a colony Drake at the current site of the city of Istanbul and then appeared القسطنطنية the capital of the empire Romania in 330 AD used Turkish name Istanbul to describe the peninsula between the Golden Horn and the Sea Marmara and the Turks also used the name of Beyoglu , which is still currently in use
Asitnbolttmiz climate Istanbul subtropical humid climate and the Mediterranean climate is characterized by a variety of terrain and Istanbul moderate summer heat together temperatures average 24 degrees Celsius in August and rainfall is common during the summer period
Geographically Istanbul
Istanbul is located in northwestern Turkey in the Marmara Region on a total area of about 5,343 square kilometers and the Bosphorus Strait connects the Sea of Marmara in sea Alasot the city is divided into two parts , part European and part Asian
Architecture
Istanbul's famous architecture Byzantine , Ottoman and reflect the history of civilizations that prevailed in this region , as well as engineering Greek two thousand years after leaving the Greek region astray evidence and they across pristine Tower and architectural art lovers can enjoy many of the historical buildings and evidence on previous civilizations
Istanbul 's population
Estimated the Turkish Statistical Institute Istanbul residents about 13.255 million people, making it the largest city in Turkey in terms of population and Tstouhz on 18 % of the total population and historically Istanbul was throughout its history and one of the largest cities in the world due to its geographical location between Europe and the Middle East
Istanbul 's economy
Being the largest city in Turkey and the political capital of the historical country's Istanbul is the pulse of economic life in the country and is considered the crossroads of maritime trade and wild and international reach of their income from GDP 182 billion U.S. dollars in the year 2008 and was ranked thirty-fourth between the urban areas in the world in terms of GDP is responsible for providing 27% of Turkey 's GDP and 20% of the labor force in the country 's industrial
Tourism in Istanbul
Due to sing the great and long history reflected on tourism in Istanbul and is available a large number of sites and monuments in Istanbul and in 2010 was appointed Istanbul Capital of Culture European and received a city of seven million tourists in the same year and was able to achieve the renaissance of large tour where received the city in 2000, two million and four thousand tourists Istanbul is the second tourist gateway in Turkey after Antalya
Hotels in Istanbul
In 2009, there were 365 hotel serves licensed by the Ministry of Tourism in Istanbul, 90 % of these hotels are located on the European side of Istanbul and vary among low-cost accommodation and hotels , medium - and high