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Rumeli Feneri aka Türkeli Feneri a historical lighthouse still in use is located on the European side of Bosphorus’ Black Sea entrance in Istanbul Turkey. Rumeli (or Rumelia) is the former name for the Turkish lands in Europe. It is across from the Anadolu Feneri lighthouse which is on the Asian side of the strait at a distance of 2 nmi (3.7 km). In Greek myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece the two islets these lighthouses were built were called the Symplegades.

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