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(Encyclopedia)İstanbul ĭsˌtănbo͞olˈ, ĭstanˈbo͞ol , city and metropolitan muncipality, capit...Ankara
(Encyclopedia)Ankara ăngˈkərə, Turk. ängˈkärä [key], city (2021 pop. 4,587,558), capital of Turkey and Ankara prov., W central Turkey, at an elevation of c.3,000 ft (910 m). Tur...Phanar
(Encyclopedia)Phanar or Fanar both: fănˈər, fənärˈ [key], Greek quarter of Constantinople (now İstanbul). Under the Ottoman Empire, Phanar was the residence of the privileged Greek families, called Phanariot...Dimitrovgrad
(Encyclopedia)Dimitrovgrad dĭmēˈtrôvgrät [key], city, S Bulgaria, on the Maritsa River. Located on the ...Galata
(Encyclopedia)Galata: see İstanbul.Hasköy
(Encyclopedia)Hasköy: see İstanbul.Golden Horn
(Encyclopedia)Golden Horn: see İstanbul.Seraglio
(Encyclopedia)Seraglio: see İstanbul, Turkey. ...Stambul
(Encyclopedia)Stambul: see İstanbul, Turkey.Constantinople
(Encyclopedia)Constantinople kŏnˌstănˌtĭnōˈpəl [key], former capital of the Byzantine Empire and of the Ottoman Empire, since 1930 officially called İstanbul (for location and description, see İstanbul). ...Browse by Subject
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