In comparison to the stateâs better-known triad of RaleighâDurhamâChapel Hill, the economy and lifestyle is more industrial and working-class, although there is a strong university presence and a high level of educational attainment.
Turkey is split in two by three bodies of water. These bodies of  water are Bosporus, the sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles.
download large image (6 MB, JPEG, 3600x3600) The Bosporus is a strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara in the center of this view of northwest Turkey, taken during the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). The water of the Black Sea at the top of the image and Sea of Marmara below the center are colored blue in this image, along with several large lakes.