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The Sea of Marmara (Turkish: Marmara
denizi, Modern Greek: Μαρμαρα̃ Θάλασσα or
Προποντίδα) (also known as the Sea of Marmora or the
Marmara Sea) is an inland sea that separates the Black Sea from the Aegean Sea (thus the Asian part of Turkey from its European part) by Bosporus and Dardanelles.
There are two major island groups known as Prince and Marmara islands. The latter
group is rich in sources of marble and gives the sea its name (marmaros is the
Greek word for marble).
Propontis (Προποντίς, -ίδος) was the
ancient Greek name for the sea. The name derives from pro
(before) and pont- (sea): the Greeks commonly sailed through the Propontis to reach the Black Sea.
For a map, see: Geography
of Turkey
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