There is only one city in the world that is located on two different continents. What is its name?
2006-08-11 12:32:49 · 20 answers · asked by Josasa 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
I believe that it is Istanbul.
2006-08-11 12:34:36 · answer #1 · answered by jackmack65 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is the city of Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople.
Istanbul… The main reason of Istanbul’s being a very popular city for which wars are made, lives are lost is its geographical location…
Let’s review this location first: In its south stretches Marmara Sea and in its north is Black Sea. Its west part is in Europe and east part is in Asia. The important waterline dividing Istanbul into two is the Bosphorus… The only alternative to reach the Aegean Sea and the Meditteranean Sea, therefore to open sea is to use Istanbul and the the Bosphorus…
Istanbul is both the nearest Asian city to Europe and the nearest European city to Asia. What adds to Istanbul’s significance is its being a port city and all trade paths’ passing through the city for thousands of years…
Another important feature of Istanbul is that it has a highly sheltered structure. Especially the center which is presently called as the “historical peninsula”, which was made capital city by both Byzantine and Ottoman Empires and its being located on a hill surrounded by three seas made it almost impossible to be conquered… Indeed, Haliç had the quality of being an unparalleled harbour sheltering navy fleets.
It was also known as Kustuntunia, Byzantine empire Capital.
2006-08-11 16:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by Ashish B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IIstanbul (other names) is Turkey's most populous city, and its cultural and economic centre. It is located on the Bosphorus strait, and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn (Turkish: Haliç), in the northwest of the country. Istanbul extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which geographically is situated on two continents. Istanbul became the third capital of the Ottoman Empire (1290-1922) in 1453.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul
2006-08-11 13:48:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-11 07:08:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Istanbul
2006-08-11 12:59:11 · answer #5 · answered by Chris P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Istanbul
2006-08-11 12:36:29 · answer #6 · answered by keymah_1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Istanbul
2006-08-11 12:35:27 · answer #7 · answered by Signilda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Istanbul.
2006-08-11 12:36:36 · answer #8 · answered by JC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Istanbul! Unless you follow the theory of Eurasia being one giant continent, in which case there aren't any at all.
2006-08-11 12:35:29 · answer #9 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Istanbul, Turkey. It's situated on the Bosphorus Strait, which has one side in Europe and the other one in Asia.
2006-08-11 21:02:25 · answer #10 · answered by dalia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not true. I can give you two names at least: Istanbul (in Turkey) and Magnitogorsk (in Russia). Both are located in Europe and Asia.
2006-08-11 13:00:04 · answer #11 · answered by hec 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋