The biggest thematic aquarium of the world opened in Istanbul last week.

Aquarium Istanbul has a fish tank capacity of around 7,000 cubic metres, housing 15,000 different aquatic animal species, and it hopes to help Istanbul become one of the leading tourist locations internationally.

Creatures have been sourced from 16 separate regions ranging from the Pacific Ocean to the Black Sea.

The facility was opened by Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the prime minister of Turkey, alongside the mayor of Istanbul Kadir Topbas.

“If Istanbul is moving, working, manufacturing, it is clear these things are also good for Turkey,” the prime minister said.

Istanbul Aquarium : 25 Million Visitors annually

It hopes to have 25 million visitors every year, with thousands of people coming to watch the opening ceremony.

The largest aquarium in the world is in Georgia in the USA. It has ten million gallons of water in more than 60 exhibits and was opened in 2005.

 

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