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The difference between Constantinople, City of Istanbul, and Istanbul (lemmy.world)
submitted 20 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Unknown source, just found it on Facebook and last trace I found is this Reddit post but it isn't marked as OC: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/gmky0e/the_difference_between_constantinople_city_of/

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 19 hours ago

Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople.

So if you've a date in Constantinople, she'll be waiting in Istanbul.

I hope this helps any single people.