I sit between two great lands, yet I’m neither. My namesake is ancient, and I’m a traveler’s dream. What am I?
Category: Geography · Difficulty: hard
Hint: I was once called Byzantium and Constantinople.
Answer
Istanbul
Explanation
Istanbul is located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, formerly known as Byzantium.
This is a hard geography riddle — a tricky one that takes a little thought. The answer is Istanbul.
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