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This is what Turkey looks like:
Did you know?
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Turkey is part of two continents:
Europe and Asia (where it is known as Asia Minor or Anatolia).
The capital of Turkey is Ankara.
Other cities include Istanbul, Izmir, Bursa, and Gaziantep.
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Istanbul is a very important historical city.
It was first known as Byzantium but later became Constantinople when
the Roman Empire moved its capital there in the year 330.
The Romans named the city after their Emperor Constantine.
The name "Istanbul" came from the Ottoman Turks,
who conquered the city in 1435.
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The highest mountain in Turkey is
Mount Ararat, which is supposed to have been where Noah's Ark came
to rest after the flood.
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