In this study, the geographical and spatial information from Kitab-i Bahriye (the source of the rivers, the navigational information about the Mediterranean Sea, the magnetic declination, etc.) were reviewed by comparing them with the modern data.Ibrahim Yilmaz...
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France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and that also prises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to th...
The vast bodies of water surrounding the continents are critical to life on Earth. But overfishing and global warming threaten to leave oceans barren.
A small country bordered by France and the Mediterranean Sea, the Principality of Monaco sits on the French Riviera. Many attractions can be found around Monaco, with the Monte Carlo Casino being amongst the best known. Others include the Palais Princier, Fort Antoine, the Plages du Larvotto (...
Malta, Gozo and Comino are located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, just 96 km south of Sicily. The Maltese population is distributed on three of the 18 islands that form the Maltese archipelago, and is about 414,000 people.
The Republic of Malta (Maltese: Repubblika ta' Malta) is an island country located in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy, Libya, and Tunisia. It consists of three inhabited islands - Malta Island, Gozo, and Comino (Kemmuna) - as well as a number of other uninhabited islands - Comin...
Spain borders Andorra, France, Gibraltar (a British overseas territory, but which Spain claims), Portugal, and through its North African exclaves, Morocco. Spain has a northern coast on the Bay of Bascay, and a southern coast on the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic. ...
prices for salt, but they did not mind expensive salt if they could dominate the spice trade and be leaders in the grain trade.When grain harvests failed in Italy, Venice would use its salt income to subsidize grain imports from other parts of the Mediterranean and thereby corner the Italian...
Israel is a country located in the western region of Asia, facing onto the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Israel shares borders with other countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt. Amongst its cities, Tel Aviv is recognized as Israel's economic heart, whilst the governm...