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  2. Walls of Constantinople - Wikipedia

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    The first and greatest of these is the 56 km long Anastasian Wall (Gk. τεῖχος Ἀναστασιακόν, teichos Anastasiakon) or Long Wall (μακρὸν τεῖχος, makron teichos, or μεγάλη Σοῦδα, megalē Souda), built in the mid-5th century as an outer defence to Constantinople, some 65 km westwards of the city. It was ...

  3. Sack of Constantinople - Wikipedia

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    The sack of Constantinople occurred in April 1204 and marked the culmination of the Fourth Crusade. Crusaders sacked and destroyed most of Constantinople , the capital of the Byzantine Empire . After the capture of the city, the Latin Empire (known to the Byzantines as the Frankokratia , or the Latin occupation [ 4 ] ) was established and ...

  4. Historic Areas of Istanbul - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution in Turkey, such as fine dust from traffic, is a serious problem in Istanbul. [1] [2] Although the historic peninsula was partially pedestrianised in the early 21st century, [3] a 2015 study found that this is the part of the city which would benefit most from a low emission zone. [4]

  5. Constantinople - Wikipedia

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    The Theodosian Walls consisted of a double wall lying about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the west of the first wall and a moat with palisades in front. [12] Constantinople's location between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara reduced the land area that needed defensive walls.

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  7. Lycus (river of Constantinople) - Wikipedia

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    Constantinople map from 1860 to 1870 with the Lycus Valley in evidence within the historical peninsula The Lycus, which was six kilometers long, was the only drainage channel for the walled city. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The maximum width of the valley it formed was 3.5 km and occupied one-third of the area of Byzantine Constantinople .

  8. Killings of Ayşenur Halil and İkbal Uzuner - Wikipedia

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    Half an hour later, he met İkbal Uzuner in Fatih, took her to the walls of Constantinople and killed her there. He then dismembered her body, threw her head off the city walls and left her torso and body on top of the walls. [11] [12] Afterwards, Çelik committed suicide by wrapping a rope around his neck and jumping from the walls. [13] [14] [15]

  9. Ancient Roman defensive walls - Wikipedia

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    Diocletianopolis city walls of 2.3 km total length were built in the early 4th century after the Gothic invasions. Walls of Constantinople, a great defensive wall that defended the metropolitan capital from the fourth century AD until 1453; Anastasian Wall, a wall named built in the late 5th century to ensure extra defenses for Constantinople ...