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The Bosphorus strait in Turkey

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The Bosphorus (/ˈbɒsfərəs/) or Bosporus (/ˈbɒspərəs/TurkishBoğaziçiGreekΒόσποροςVosporosBulgarianБосфораBosfora), also known as the Istanbul Strait (Turkishİstanbul Boğazı), is a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. It—along with theDardanelles—is one of two straits in Turkey. The world's narrowest strait used for international navigation, it connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara (which is connected by the Dardanelles to the Aegean Sea, and thereby to the Mediterranean Sea.)