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Turkey: View across the Golden Horn from the Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi) with the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (upper left) Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque, upper left), and in the foreground the Galata Bridge and the Beyoglu area, Istanbul. Istanbul is Turkey's largest city with a population of over 15 million. The city was founded in the 7th century BCE and known as Byzantium. From 330 CE the city was known as Constantinople. It has been known by a number of other names during its history including Stamboul, Kostantiniyye and Islambol//
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