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// THE CRUX The Bosphorus Strait is a critical maritime chokepoint and geopolitical asset connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean.

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Why is the Bosphorus important?

15 places, in order of mention

00:01BosphorusThe Bosphorus, a scenic stretch of water
00:03Istanbulcutting across the city of Istanbul
00:06Asiaseparating the continents of Asia
00:07Europeand Europe while conjoining the East and West
00:20Black Seaconnecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean
00:21Mediterranean Seaconnecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean
00:28GreeceThe ancient Greeks used the waterway to import
00:31Romeand the Romans established their capital around
00:34TurkeyThen came the Ottomans who used the strait
00:52SèvresIn 1920 the Treaty of Sèvres demilitarised
00:55Dardanellesthe straits of Bosphorus and the Dardanelles
01:51Montreuxwhen the Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime
02:20Russiaonly warm water exit for Russia
02:31Syriaas it increased operations in Syria
04:13Canal Istanbulproposed a canal that runs parallel to the strait