Thursday, June 5, 2008

ISTANBUL CITY


Assalamualaikum.....

Since years ago i am interested to visit Istanbul city...ermm, it's nice place. Istanbul ( historically Byzantium and later Constantinople ) is Europe's most populous city and Turkey's culture and financel center.

It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the nothwest of the country. In it's long history, Istanbul serve as the capital city of Romen Empire (330-395), the East Romen (Byzantine) Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire and the Attoman Empire.

The city has a Maditerranean climate with hot and humid summers, and cool, rainy and ften snowy winters. Istanbul has a population of 11,372,613 residents according to the latest count as of 2007 and is one of the lagest cities in Europe today. Throughout its long history, Istanbul has acquired a reputation a for being a cultural and ethnic melting pot. As a result, there are many historical mosques, churches, synagogues, palace, castles and tower to visit. Example, the famous Maidenn's ( Leander's ) Tower, the early Byzantine architecture Hagia Sopia and grand building such as Eyub Sultan Mosque, Fatih Mosque, and Topkapi Palace.

I hope one day i will go there..

( Nurul Akmaliah bt Zakaria )

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