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2. Hagia Sophia - Wikipedia

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   Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya; Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized:Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia; lit. ' Holy Wisdom '), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), 3 is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

3. Richard Branson - Wikipedia

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   Richard Charles Nicholas Branson was born on 18 July 1950 [9] [10] in Blackheath, Royal Borough of Greenwich, London, the son of Edward James Branson (1918–2011), a barrister, and his wife Evette Huntley Branson (née Flindt; 1924–2021), a former ballet dancer and air hostess.

4. Armenian Americans - Wikipedia

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   A group of Armenian Americans from Istanbul founded the Organization of Istanbul Armenians (OIA) in 1976, [62] which claimed over 1,000 members in Southern California as of 2011. [63] Iranian Armenians are known for fast integration into American society; [64] for example, only 31% of Armenian Americans born in Iran claim not to speak English ...

5. Istanbul - Wikipedia

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   765.5 ha (1,892 acres) Istanbul[ b ] is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, [ 3 ] and is the most populous city ...

6. Turkey - Wikipedia

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   Turkey remained neutral during most of World War II, [32] but was involved in the Korean War. Coups in 1960 and 1980 interrupted the transition to a multi-party system. [33] Turkey is an upper-middle-income and emerging country; its economy is the world's 18th-largest by nominal and 11th-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP. It is a unitary presidential ...

7. Walls of Constantinople - Wikipedia

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   Site information; Owner: Turkey: Controlled by: Roman Empire, Byzantine Empire, Latin Empire, Ottoman Empire: Open to the public: Yes: Condition: Land walls partly ruined, sea walls largely torn down; Restoration work underway by the Istanbul Municipality. Site history; Built: 4th–5th centuries, with later restorations and additions: Built by