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/
this post was submitted on 23 Dec 2024
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It's Miklagard (old Norse name for the city)
"Gard"means wall/fence and is incidentally where you get gorod in Russian/Slavic languages I think.