Turkey on world map

The old walled city of Istanbul stands on a triangular The name Byzantium may derive from that of Byzas, leader of the Greeks from the city of bce. In 196 ce, having razed the town for opposing him in a civil war, the Roman emperor Augusta Antonina in honour of his son. In 330 ce, when eis tēn polin, “into the City,” rather than “to Constantinople.” By the 13th century this Greek phrase had become an Landscape City site Examine how Istanbul straddles both the Europe-Asia boundary and the Bosporus strait The old city contains about 9 square miles (23 square km), but the present municipal boundaries stretch a great deal beyond. The original peninsular city has seven hills, requisite for Constantine’s “New Rome.” Six are crests of a long ridge above the Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Climate The prevailing northeast wind, or poyraz, comes from the Black Sea, giving way at times during the winter to an icy blast from the Balkans known as the karayel, or “black veil,” capable of freezing the Golden Horn and even the Bosporus. The lodos, or southwest wind, can raise storms on the Sea of Marmara. City layout Fire, earthquake, riot, and invasion have ravaged Istanbul many times, more than 60 Portions of the walls of Stamboul remain. The land walls, which isolate the peninsula from the mainland, were The sea walls were built in 439. Only short sections of their 30-foot- (9-metre-) high masonry still remain along the Golden Horn. Within t...

Control Hold and move your mouse over the map to quickly color several provinces.∗ Control + Shift Hold and move your mouse over the map for the opposite of the Control action.∗ Shift Hold and click on a province to quickly remove its color.∗ C Open the Select Color dialog to quickly choose a color. S Use single-clicking on the map to color. R Select and color using a rectangle. E Select and color using an ellipse. P Select and color using a polygon. 1 - 9 Select the corresponding legend color (1 for the first, 2 for the second, etc.) Z Activate Zoom Mode. Press again to deactivate. Esc Deactivate Zoom Mode. Control + Z Undo last action. Control + Y Redo last action. Control + S Save current map settings. Control + Shift + S Open the Save As... dialog (Plus only). Alt + D Download map. Control + Esc Clear all. ∗ Change this behavior in Advanced settings. Right-click on a province to remove its color or pattern, copy a color/pattern from another province, show, or hide it. In the legend table, click on a color box to change the color for all provinces in the group. Right-click on it to select the color again or use the numpad keys 1 to 9.