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Istanbul is the only major city spanning two continents
Straddling the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey, Istanbul connects Europe and Asia across a strategic waterway.
The city's historic centre lies on the European side, while roughly one third of its residents live on the Asian side. Three large suspension bridges and two undersea railway tunnels connect the two continental sides of the metropolis. Throughout history, its location made it a crucial hub along Silk Road trade routes.
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- Straddling the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey, Istanbul connects Europe and Asia across a strategic waterway. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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