Capitals of Former Nations - Winchester, Aden, Honolulu, Richmond, Virginia, Vichy, Montgomery, Alabama, Ravenna, Galveston, Texas, Soissons (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 138. Chapters: Winchester, Aden, Honolulu, Richmond, Virginia, Vichy, Montgomery, Alabama, Ravenna, Galveston, Texas, Soissons, Bastia, Corte, Chania, Danville, Virginia, Lahaina, Hawaii, Sonoma, California, Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii, Victoria, Texas, West Columbia, Texas, St. Francisville, Louisiana, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, Istanbul, Zamboanga City, Shenyang, Tainan, List of former national capitals, Hakodate, Hokkaid, Axum, Koumbi Saleh, Concepcion del Uruguay, Senorio of Cuzcatlan, Bage, Tacna, Velasco, Texas, Qabala, M'banza-Kongo, Mu'a, Cacapava do Sul, Barda, Azerbaijan, Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, Phu Xuan, Miccosukee, Florida, Perquenco, Laguna, Santa Catarina, Kangaba, Harrisburg, Houston, Salo, Yeha, Alegrete, Asadal, Kelmis, Sao Borja, Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, Piratini, Wanggeom-seong, Nekor, Niani, Mali Empire, Dakkar, Niutoua. Excerpt: Istanbul (Turkish: ), historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople (see Names of Istanbul for further information) is the largest city in Turkey and 2nd largest city proper in the world with a population of 13 million, also making it the largest metropolitan city proper in Europe and the second largest metropolitan area in Europe by population. Istanbul is also a megacity, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbour known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. Istanbul is a designated alpha world city. During its long history, Istanbul has served as the capital of the Roman Empire (330-395), the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire (395-...