Istanbul at Night: The cultural, economic, and historic heart of Turkey glows in the night.

Istanbul at Night : Image of the Day

earthobservatory.nasa.gov 09 Sep '12, 10pm

Istanbul at Night: The cultural, economic, and historic heart of Turkey glows in the night.

Most of Istanbul’s Asian suburbs (image right) appear in this night view from the International Space Station, but only about half the area of the city on the European side is visible. The margins of the metropolitan area are clearly visible at night, more so than in daylight images in daylight images. The Bosporus strait (also spelled Bosphorus) famously separates the two halves of the city and links the small Sea of Marmara (and the Mediterranean Sea) to the Black Sea. The strait is 31 kilometers (19 miles) long, most of which is visible in this view. The Bosporus is a very busy waterway, with larger ships passing north-south between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, while competing with numerous ferries that cross east-west between the two halves of the city. Apart from the Sea of Marmara and Black Sea, the other dark areas are wooded hills that provide open spaces f...

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