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{{stub}}The [[strait]] that unites the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]] and separates parts of Asian [[Turkey]] (Anatolia) from European Turkey.  It is strategically important because it is how [[Russia]] (the Former [[Soviet Union]]) has access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

{{stub}}The [[strait]] that unites the [[Black Sea]] and the [[Sea of Marmara]] and separates parts of Asian [[Turkey]] (Anatolia) from European Turkey.  It is strategically important because it is how [[Russia]] (the Former [[Soviet Union]]) has access to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].  The strait is the site of the city of [[Istanbul]].