Bosporus

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international waterway strait

The Bosporus is a narrow, strategically vital strait in Turkey that separates Europe from Asia and links the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara.

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All labels observed (15)

Label	Occurrences
Bosporus canonical	53
Bosphorus	52
Bosphorus Strait	25
Bosporus Strait	5
Cimmerian Bosporus	2
Istanbul Strait	2
Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus	1
Bosphorus coastline	1
Bosphorus entrance to the Black Sea	1
Bosporus (Cow’s Ford)	1
Bosporus (via Propontis)	1
Bosporus Cimmerius	1
Strait of Bosporus	1
Thracian Bosporus	1
Turkish Straits	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international waterway ⓘ strait ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bosporus ⓘ surface form: Bosphorus Bosporus ⓘ surface form: Istanbul Strait
borderOf	Asian Turkey ⓘ European Turkey ⓘ
connects	Black Sea ⓘ Sea of Marmara ⓘ
connectsTo	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean Sea via Dardanelles and Aegean Sea
continent	Eurasia ⓘ
country	Turkey ⓘ
crossedBy	15 July Martyrs Bridge ⓘ Eurasia Tunnel ⓘ Bosporus Bridge ⓘ surface form: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Marmaray rail tunnel ⓘ Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge ⓘ
flowsInto	Sea of Marmara ⓘ
governedBy	Turkey ⓘ surface form: Republic of Turkey
hasAverageDepth	approximately 50–60 meters ⓘ
hasCoastlineCity	Istanbul ⓘ
hasCurrentDirection	surface current generally from Black Sea to Sea of Marmara ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	important trade route since antiquity ⓘ strategic military chokepoint ⓘ
hasShoreOn	Asian side of Istanbul ⓘ European side of Istanbul ⓘ
isBoundaryBetween	Anatolia ⓘ Thrace ⓘ
length	approximately 30 kilometers ⓘ
linkedTo	Dardanelles ⓘ Sea of Marmara ⓘ
locatedIn	Istanbul ⓘ Northwestern Turkey ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWaterSystem	Turkish Straits system ⓘ surface form: Black Sea–Mediterranean Sea connection
locatedInCountry	Turkey ⓘ
maximumDepth	over 100 meters ⓘ
maximumWidth	approximately 3.7 kilometers ⓘ
minimumWidth	approximately 700 meters ⓘ
nearCity	Istanbul ⓘ
partOf	Turkish Straits system ⓘ surface form: Turkish Straits boundary between Europe and Asia ⓘ
regimeDefinedBy	Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits ⓘ
region	Marmara Region ⓘ
separates	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ
strategicImportance	major shipping route between Black Sea and Mediterranean ⓘ
usedFor	international maritime traffic ⓘ local ferry transport ⓘ
waterBodyType	natural strait ⓘ

Referenced by (148)

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

Mediterranean Sea → connectedBy → Bosporus ⓘ

Istanbul → locatedOn → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Istanbul → crosses → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Black Sea → connectedTo → Bosporus ⓘ

Eurasia → hasConventionalBoundaryBetweenParts → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosporus Strait

Asia Minor → separatedBy → Bosporus ⓘ

Aegean Sea → connectedBy → Bosporus ⓘ

Black Sea and Sea of Azov → connectedBy → Bosporus ⓘ

subject surface form: Black Sea

Kerch → ancientName → Bosporus ⓘ

Russo-Turkish Wars → involvedStrait → Bosporus ⓘ

Soviet Black Sea Fleet → seaAccessControlledBy → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Turkish Straits

Dardanelles → via → Bosporus ⓘ

Sea of Marmara → connectedVia → Bosporus ⓘ

Sea of Marmara → hasStraitConnection → Bosporus ⓘ

Bosporus → alsoKnownAs → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Bosporus → alsoKnownAs → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Istanbul Strait

Galata Tower → overlooks → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Galata Tower → nearWaterBody → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Asian side of Istanbul → hasCoastlineOn → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Topkapi Palace → overlooks → Bosporus ⓘ

Bogazici University → overlooks → Bosporus ⓘ

subject surface form: Boğaziçi University

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Marmara Region → containsStrait → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Byzantium → locatedOn → Bosporus ⓘ

Golden Horn → flowsInto → Bosporus ⓘ

Dolmabahce Palace → locatedOn → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Dolmabahce Palace → hasView → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Bosporus Bridge → crosses → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosporus Strait

Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge → crosses → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge → locatedInWaterBody → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Republic of Venice (local forces) → theaterOfOperations → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strait of Bosporus

Kadıköy → locatedEastOf → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Kerch Strait → hasAlternativeName → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cimmerian Bosporus

Kerch Strait → hasHistoricalName → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosporus Cimmerius

Anatolia → separatedFromBy → Bosporus ⓘ

Panticapaeum → locatedOn → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cimmerian Bosporus

Mihrimah Sultan Mosque → locatedNear → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus

Armistice of Mudros → allowedOccupationOf → Bosporus ⓘ

Io → crossed → Bosporus ⓘ

Io → associatedWith → Bosporus ⓘ

Io → eponymOf → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosporus (Cow’s Ford)

Çırağan Palace → hasView → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Rumeli Fortress → locatedNear → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Rumeli Fortress → overlooks → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Rumeli Fortress → near → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus

European Turkey → separatedBy → Bosporus ⓘ

European Turkey → hasStrait → Bosporus ⓘ

Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits → grantsControlOf → Bosporus ⓘ

15 July Martyrs Bridge → crosses → Bosporus ⓘ

15 July Martyrs Bridge → locatedInStraitRegion → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosphorus Strait

Marmaray rail tunnel → crosses → Bosporus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bosporus Strait