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Date: 11/16/2009 3:17:06 PM
Kentauroi Cholargou
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Hi i would like to confirm something.
While i used to live in England i had a couple Turkish friends we used to talk over Constantinoupoli/Instanbul for hours...
there was a debate regarding the origin of the name Instanbul.
One version is that it means: the land of muslims
the other that it meant : victory of the muslims...

Do you know whether any of the above is correct?

i knew it derives from the Greek phrase "εἰς τὴν Πόλιν" [istinˈbolin] or in the Aegean dialect "εἰς τὰν Πόλιν" [istanˈbolin] (modern Greek "στην Πόλη" [stimˈboli]), which means "in the city", "to the city" or "downtown".

In any case its a beautiful city, the Greek made and the Turks preserve.

Last edited by akage14 at 11/16/2009 3:21:01 PM

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Date: 11/16/2009 11:48:16 PM
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Beijing, China

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Date: 11/17/2009 11:45:14 AM
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Graz, Austria

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Date: 11/17/2009 6:55:23 PM
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Monroe, Louisiana

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Date: 11/20/2009 12:58:34 PM
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A small town in Sweden. :)

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Date: 11/20/2009 1:23:08 PM
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New York>Where dream are made of!! There's nothing you can't do

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Date: 11/22/2009 6:36:08 PM
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Date: 11/23/2009 10:28:04 AM
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I don't think I have ever seen such a beautiful place...

I want what all men want...I just want it more.
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Date: 11/25/2009 2:29:12 AM
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Grew up in Davao City, Philippines

Here's a little glimpse of our tourist spots:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kriseduardo/sets/72157621367...

Last edited by kennyfrc at 11/25/2009 2:29:57 AM

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Date: 11/26/2009 12:31:44 PM
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Estonia; Tallinn and Jõesuu

anyway......
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