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Constantinople lay on the European side of strait called the Bosporus.

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On what strait was constantinople on?

Bosporus strait.


Is Constantinople located on the Strait of Bosporus?

No. It's located on what is either called "the Bosporus" or "the Istanbul Strait". It is both the same thing, Istanbul Strait being a name less used. The city located there was of course called Constantinople only until 1453. Since then it has been called Istanbul.


What is the name for the strait that passes by constantinople?

Bosporus strait


What is the name of the strait that Constantinople lays on?

The name is bosporus


What 3 bodies of water surround Turkey?

The Bosporus Strait, the Black Sea, and the Sea of Marmara surround Constantinople or Istanbul.


Constantinople had access to the mediterranean sea through the?

Through the Bosporus Straits and the Sea of Mamara


What city has a narrow channel of water called the bosporus that separates this city into parts on these two continents?

It's better to ask one question at a time, rather than to cram two questions into one. The city is Istanbul, aka Constantinople in older times. It has a section in Europe, and a section across the Bosporus in Asia.


What was the old name for Constantinople?

Constantinople was originally called Byzantium, which is where the name for the Eastern Roman Empire after the Western half fell came from (The Byzantine Empire). It became Constantinople when Constantine converted it to Christianity and improved it. Located on the Bosporus Strait, it was very well placed strategically, with water on three sides and right on many major trade routes.


How does constantinople link Europe and Asia?

Istanbul (Constantinople) links Europe and Asia. The city is situated on both sides of the Bosporus Strait, meaning it is situated in both Europe and Asia; it is like a bridge that connects the two continent.


What was one disadvantage of constantinople location?

The location of Constantinople (now called Istanbul) at the Straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelles (the narrow passage between the Aegean Sea near Greece, and the Black Sea) has been a route for invading armies from both the north and the south.


Constantinople's location on the Bosporus Strait was one reason that the Byzantine Empire was able to?

It was able to control key trade routes between Europe and Asia.


Between which two continents was constantinole located?

The two continents that the Constantinople was located was Asia and Europe.