Istanbul

Istanbul
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Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	İstanbul
Founded	667 BC as Byzantium
Roman/Byzantine period	AD 330 as Nova Roma (original name given in 330 and used during Constantine's reign) and later Κωνσταντινούπολις Constantinople (following Constantine's death in 337)
Ottoman period	1453 as Istanbul (in Ottoman Turkish), Κωνσταντινούπολις (Greek), Constantinople (internationally) and various other names in local languages
Republic of Turkey period	1923 as Istanbul (in Turkish), Κωνσταντινούπολις (Greek) and Constantinople (internationally), renamed as Istanbul also in foreign languages following the Turkish Postal Service Law of March 28, 1930
Districts	27
Government
• Mayor	Kadir Topbaş (AKP)
Area
• Total	1,830.92 km2 (706.92 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2008)
• Total	12,697,164 (5th)
• Density	6,211/km2 (16,090/sq mi)
• Demonym	Istanbulite
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	34010 to 34850 and 80000 to 81800
Area code(s)	(+90) 212 (European side) (+90) 216 (Asian side)
Licence plate	34
Website	Istanbul Portal

Historic Areas of Istanbul*
Ibi Ọ̀ṣọ́ Àgbáyé UNESCO
State Party	Turkey
Type	Cultural
Criteria	I, II, III, IV
Reference	356
Region**	Europe and Asia
Inscription history
Inscription	1985  (9th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

Istanbul ni ilu totobijulo ni orile-ede Turki.