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Article: The ABU Congress.(Opinion & Editorial)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- October 14, 2003
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ISTANBUL Stretching along the shores of the Marmara Sea, the Golden Horn, and the Bosphorus, this fascinating city has been the seat of three Empires and the center of arts and sciences for thousands of years.
All through the years until today, Istanbul maintains a unique geographical importance. Its west part is in Europe and its east part is in Asia. Connecting the Black Sea to the Marmara Sea and the only alternative to reach the Aegean and the Mediterranean, the Bosphorus is a narrow strait between Europe and Asia.
Istanbul is both the nearest Asian city to Europe and the nearest European city to Asia founded by Byzas the Megarian in 667 B.C., ...