List of Cities Spanning More Than One Continent

List Of Cities Spanning More Than One Continent

A transcontinental city is a city occupying portions of more than one continent. It is commonly believed that Istanbul in Turkey is the only transcontinental city, however several others are also transcontinental. Such a city may be transcontinental by virtue of crossing a continental boundary on land or of including islands associated with a continent other than that where the city is based. The following are examples of transcontinental cities listed alphabetically:

• Atyrau, a city in western Kazakhstan divided by the mouth of the Ural River. Almost all of it lies in Asia, but a small portion extends into Europe.
• Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey and best-known example. The Bosporus Strait separates its European and Asian portions. It is coterminous with Istanbul Province, with 65% of its residents in the 19 districts of the European portion and 35% in the 12 districts of the Asian portion.
• Orenburg, a Russian city on the Ural River. Most of it is considered in Europe, but part of its south side crosses the Ural into Asia.
• Suez, an Egyptian city on the Suez Canal and coterminous with the Suez Governorate. Almost all of it is considered in Africa, but a small portion extends eastward into Asia.

Cities which, although not transcontinental cities, lie very close to continental boundaries and are also hubs of transcontinental metropolitan areas:

• Çanakkale, an Asian city in Turkey with the Dardanelles Strait separating it from its European suburbs. It is part of the transcontinental megalopolis of Istanbul-Bursa-Çanakkale, which includes all of metropolitan NW Turkey.
• Ismaïlia, an African city in Egypt with the Suez Canal separating it from its Asian suburbs.
• Oral, Kazakhstan, a European city with the Ural River separating it from its Asian suburbs.
• Port Said, an African city in Egypt with the Suez Canal separating it from its Asian suburbs.