City size comparison

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Istanbul is about 1.9 times bigger than Ottawa.

Ottawa is approximately 2,779 sq km, while Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, making Istanbul 92% larger than Ottawa.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ottawa vs. Istanbul uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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