IstanbulTravelGuide.com http://www.istanbultravelguide.com Tourism Guide to the city of Istanbul Wed, 26 Dec 2007 14:57:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Istanbul http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/istanbul/ http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/istanbul/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:39:05 +0000 admin http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/istanbul/ IstanbulIstanbul is formerly known as Constantinople is a major city in northwestern Turkey.

Throughout the world, it is the only city which sits in two continents - Asia and Europe.

Istanbul is also Turkey’s largest city and its chief cultural and commercial center. It is the country’s trade hub because of its harbor. Istanbul is the capital city of the Istanbul Province.

Nowadays it’s a vibrant tourism capital.

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]]> http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/istanbul/feed/ Istanbul’s Discovery http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/istanbuls-discovery/ http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/istanbuls-discovery/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:38:43 +0000 admin http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/istanbuls-discovery/ BosphorusIstanbul, which was then known as Byzantium, was discovered in the 7th century BC.

During the 4th century ad, Constantine the Great renamed it as Constantinople in honor of the Roman Empire.

Istanbul became the capital of the Byzantine Empire until the Ottoman Empire took over it in the 15th century. The Ottomans gave it the name Istanbul and it has been its name for centuries. However, the name has only been official when Turkey gained its independence in 1930.

The name Istanbul was taken from the Greek term stin poli which means to the city or in the city.

]]> http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/istanbuls-discovery/feed/ The Metropolitan Area of Istanbul http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/the-metropolitan-area-of-istanbul/ http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/the-metropolitan-area-of-istanbul/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:38:21 +0000 admin http://www.istanbultravelguide.com/2007/12/01/the-metropolitan-area-of-istanbul/ Istanbul cisternIstanbul is in fact a very romantic city well known for its natural beauty and superb architecture.
Istanbul is also made up of superb suburbs and among the most famous are Kвgithane, Bakirkцy and Zeytinburnu. The city proper has an area of 1991 sq km and its metropolitan area covers an area of 5712 sq km.

Istanbul’s European area is double the size of its Asian section. It contains ѕ of the population of the city. The city’s European section is divided into two – the old section which is known as Stambul and the modern section which is comprised of Beyoglu and Galata in the north.

Istanbul beauty attract tourists all over the world.

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