Bosporus+Strait

Bosporus Strait and Istanbul Strait is a stretch of water that is part of the border between Europe and Asia, and which also separates the Turkish city of Istanbul. As the narrowest navigable strait, the Bosphorus connects the Black Sea and Sea of Marmara. Bosphorus Strait has 30 km length and width varies between 700 m and 3700 m and depth varies between 30 and 120 m. Bosphorus Strait is crossed by two bridges, first - Bosphorus Bridge - is 1074 meters long and was built in 1973 and the second - Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (Bosporus II) - has a length of 1090 m and was completed in 1988. Shores of the strait are sometimes 200 feet tall and are studded with palaces, ancient ruins, traditional villages, wooden Ottoman houses and gardens, is one of the most beautiful parts of Turkey. The easiest way to visit as ferries to cross the Bosporus Strait Strait from the Anadolu Kavağı Eminönü, near the Black Sea, or moving between the Asian and European.

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