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Marmara, Marmora
Sea of. a deep inland sea in NW Turkey, linked with the Black Sea by the Bosporus and with the Aegean by the Dardanelles: separates Turkey in Europe from Turkey in Asia. Area: 11 471 sq. km (4429 sq. miles) Marmara an island in the western part of the Sea of Marmara, belonging to Turkey. Area, 130 sq km. The shores are steep and cleft by small bays. The island has hills and low mountains, with elevations to 699 m (Kapi Dag). There are olive groves. The industrial activities include wine-making and fishing. Marmara Island is a tourist site. There are deposits of white marble—hence the names of the island and sea (the Turkish word for marble is mermer). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The Turkish universities to be represented at the Paris fair are Anadolu, Bahcesehir, Galatasaray, Giresun, Istanbul, Istanbul Teknik, Izmir Ekonomi, Kirikkale, Koc, Marmara, Nigde and Middle East Technical University. Submersed into the dark waters of the Marmara Sea off Istanbul, BOB is a sophisticated turning sonar device similar to the kind of equipment used to detect shoals of fish. Hayri Kozanoglu, an economics professor at Marmara University, told Al Jazeera: "For them [IMF and World Bank], after the development of a country, the improvement of the living standards of its people is not so important. |
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