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Q: What was Instanbul even before it was Constantinople?
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What was Constantinople the city of?

Instanbul


Is Constantinople Europe's largest city?

To be clear, the Ottomans renamed Constantinople Instanbul in 1453. But yes, Instabul is the largest city in all of Europe, with an official population of 14.1 million people.


Who changed constantinople into instanbul?

Constantinople was conquered by the ottoman Turks in 1453. The Turks used both the name Kostantiniyye in their official documents, and Istanbul was the was the popular name. The Europeans continued to call it Constantinople. In 1923 the Turkish government decided that Istanbul was to be the sole name of the city.


What famous name id instanbul have before the 1930's the Roman Emperor Constantine named it affter himself?

Before the 1930s Istambul's name was Istambul. The city Constantine I named in 330BC was Roma Nova. However, people never used that name, preferring to call it Constantinople. The original name of the city was Byzantium


What was the name of Istanbul before captured?

Constantinople and before that it was Byzantium.


Strait on which Instanbul is located?

Bosporus.....


Instanbul was the capital of which empire?

Turkey


What large cities are there in Turkey?

Ankara Instanbul.


What was the route to silk road?

Instanbul-Shanghai


How many miles to instanbul?

200,000,000 miles away


Did Mongol Hordes conquer Constantinople?

No. They left before they did.


What was the name of Istanbul before it was captured by the Turks?

Constantinople.