Altın Boynuz

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Altın Boynuz is the Turkish name for the Golden Horn, the historic estuary that forms a natural harbor and separates the old and new parts of Istanbul.

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Altın Boynuz canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
estuary
geographical feature
natural harbor
city Istanbul
cityDistrict Beyoğlu district
surface form: Beyoğlu

Eyüpsultan
Fatih, Istanbul
surface form: Fatih
connectedTo Sea of Marmara via Bosphorus
continent Europe
country Turkey
crossedBy Atatürk Bridge
Galata Bridge
Golden Horn Metro Bridge
Atatürk Bridge
surface form: Haliç Bridge
emptiesInto Bosporus
surface form: Bosphorus
etymology name refers to golden color of water at sunset
name refers to horn-shaped inlet
flowsAlong Beyoğlu district
surface form: Beyoğlu

Eyüp
historic peninsula of Istanbul
hasCulturalRole symbol of Istanbul
tourist attraction in Istanbul
hasFeature deep sheltered inlet
natural harbor shape
hasNameInLanguage Golden Horn
Haliç
historicalSignificance important port in Byzantine period
important port in Ottoman period
major natural harbor of Istanbul
isPartOf Istanbul water supply system
surface form: Istanbul water system
knownAs Golden Horn
Haliç
languageOfName Turkish
locatedIn Eurasia
Europe
Istanbul
locatedNear Galata, Istanbul
surface form: Galata

Sultanahmet neighborhood
surface form: Sultanahmet
partOf Bosphorus region
Sea of Marmara
surface form: Sea of Marmara basin
region Marmara Region
separates Beyoğlu district
historic peninsula of Istanbul
newer parts of Istanbul
Fatih, Istanbul
surface form: old city of Istanbul
usedFor anchorage of ships
commercial harbor
defensive barrier for old Istanbul

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Golden Horn knownAs Altın Boynuz
Haliç alsoKnownAs Altın Boynuz