City size comparison

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Istanbul is about 4 times bigger than Phoenix.

Phoenix is approximately 1,342 sq km, while Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, making Istanbul 298% larger than Phoenix.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Phoenix vs. Istanbul uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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