Bosporus

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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.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf international waterway
strait
alsoKnownAs Bosphorus
Istanbul Strait
borderOf Asian Turkey
European Turkey
connects Black Sea
Sea of Marmara
connectsTo Mediterranean Sea via Dardanelles and Aegean Sea
continent Eurasia
country Turkey
crossedBy 15 July Martyrs Bridge
Eurasia Tunnel
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
Marmaray rail tunnel
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
flowsInto Sea of Marmara
governedBy 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 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
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 (37)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Byzantium
Dolmabahce Palace ("Bosphorus Strait")
Istanbul ("Bosphorus Strait")
Panticapaeum ("Cimmerian Bosporus")
locatedOn
Aegean Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
connectedBy
Bosporus Bridge ("Bosporus Strait")
Istanbul ("Bosphorus Strait")
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge ("Bosphorus Strait")
crosses
Boğaziçi University ("Bosphorus")
Galata Tower ("Bosphorus")
Topkapi Palace
overlooks
Bosporus ("Bosphorus")
Bosporus ("Istanbul Strait")
alsoKnownAs
Armistice of Mudros
allowedOccupationOf
Kerch
ancientName
Black Sea
connectedTo
Sea of Marmara
connectedVia
Marmara Region ("Bosphorus")
containsStrait
Golden Horn
flowsInto
Kerch Strait ("Cimmerian Bosporus")
hasAlternativeName
Asian side of Istanbul ("Bosphorus")
hasCoastlineOn
Eurasia ("Bosporus Strait")
hasConventionalBoundaryBetweenParts
Kerch Strait ("Bosporus Cimmerius")
hasHistoricalName
Sea of Marmara
hasStraitConnection
Dolmabahce Palace ("Bosphorus")
hasView
Russo-Turkish Wars
involvedStrait
Kadıköy ("Bosphorus")
locatedEastOf
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge ("Bosphorus")
locatedInWaterBody
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque ("Bosphorus")
locatedNear
Galata Tower ("Bosphorus Strait")
nearWaterBody
Soviet Black Sea Fleet ("Turkish Straits")
seaAccessControlledBy
Asia Minor
separatedBy
Anatolia
separatedFromBy
Republic of Venice (local forces) ("Strait of Bosporus")
theaterOfOperations
Dardanelles
via

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