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Lake Salda · Geology · Map guides
Lake Salda is a closed-basin, alkaline lake in Burdur Province, southwestern Türkiye, known for its white mineral shoreline. Its magnesium-rich waters support unusual carbonate deposits associated with microbial…
Istanbul · Cities & capitals · Map guides
Istanbul is easier to understand once you stop treating every stretch of water as the same boundary. The Bosporus separates the city's European and Asian sides. The Golden…
Bulgaria · Countries & regions · Place guides
Where Is the Black Sea?It sits at the crossroads of Southeastern Europe and Western Asia. Specifically, it spans roughly 40.9°–46.5° N latitude and 27.5°–41.7° E longitude. In doing…
Ankara · Cities & capitals · Place guides
Ankara, formerly known as Ancyra and Angora, is Turkey’s capital, situated in Central Anatolia. As of December 2021, the Ankara metropolitan municipality recorded approximately 5,747,325 residents. As of…