Istanbul
إسطنبول
City formerly known as Constantinople, conquered by Mehmed II in 1453 and capital of the Ottoman Empire.
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- Anatolia
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islam.museum contributors. “Istanbul”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/istanbul/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.