One part of Istanbul lies in Europe and the other part lies in Asia.
The Asian side feels more relaxed, with wide boulevards, residential neighbourhoods and fewer hotels and tourist attractions.
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Istanbul is one of the few cities in the world to be shared by two continents.
Similarly, Suez, an Egyptian city straddling the Suez Canal, belong to both Africa and Asia.
But Istanbul is by far the largest and the only metropolis in the world to do so.
When Constantine the Great became the new Roman emperor, the city was renamed as Constantinople in 330 AD.
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Sources:Wikipedia/EOEarth/BBC
