Turkey. Historic Areas of Istanbul

Date of Inscription: 1985
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Property : 678.0000 ha
City and Province of Istanbul
N41 0 30.492 E28 58 47.748
Ref: 356

With its strategic location on the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, Istanbul has been associated with major political, religious and artistic events for more than 2,000 years. Its masterpieces include the ancient Hippodrome of Constantine, the 6th-century Hagia Sophia and the 16th-century Süleymaniye Mosque, all now under threat from population pressure, industrial pollution and uncontrolled urbanization.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/356

Thanks a lot to Nejat, Pinar and Leslie!