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Article: Did you know?(little known facts about Turkey)(Brief Article)
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- Hot Rod
- Article date:
- May 13, 2002
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Turkey's Little Known Facts
* Istanbul is the only city in the world located on two continents, Europe and Asia. In its 2,000-year history, it has been the capital of three great empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman.
* The oldest known human settlement in the world is located in Catalhoyuk, Turkey, dating back to 6500 B.C. The earliest landscape painting in history was found on the wall of a Catalhoyuk house, illustrating the volcanic eruption of nearby Hasandag.
* Two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World stood in Turkey - the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus in Bodrum.
* Turks introduced coffee to ...