Historic Areas of Istanbul

World Heritage

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Istanbul, strategically located on the Bosporus Peninsula, between the Balkans and Anatolia, bordering the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, has been a center of major political, religious and artistic activity for more than 2,000 years. Istanbul's masterpieces include the Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century Suleymaniye Mosque, but today these buildings are threatened by population pressure, industrial pollution and uncontrolled urbanization.

# Historical District

# Bosphorus Peninsula

# Hagia Sophia

# Suleiman Mosque

# Population pressure

# Industrial pollution