Taksim
Taksim is a quarter in Galata, Istanbul. Taksim is situated nearby to the quarter Talimhane, as well as near the suburb Gümüşsuyu.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gezi Park and Republic Monument.
Gezi Park
Park
Photo: VikiPicture, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gezi Park is an urban park next to Taksim Square, in Istanbul's Beyoğlu district. It is one of the last green spaces in Beyoğlu and one of the smallest parks of Istanbul.
Republic Monument
Memorial
Taksim Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Jelican9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taksim Mosque is a mosque complex in Taksim Square, Istanbul. It was designed by two Turkish architects in the Art Deco style, and can hold up to 3,000 worshippers at the same time.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Istanbul and Cihangir.
Istanbul
Photo: Hanneshafner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Istanbul is a very large city of fantastic history, culture and beauty. Called Byzantium in ancient times, the city's name was changed to Constantinople in 324 CE when it was rebuilt by the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine.
Cihangir
Suburb
Kabataş
Quarter
Photo: ccarlstead, CC BY 2.0.
Kabataş is a busy waterside area of Beyoğlu municipality on the European shore of the Bosphorus between Karaköy and Beşiktaş in Istanbul, Turkey. It is a major transport interchange served by the T1 tram line to Bağcılar and the funicular railway to Taksim Square.
Taksim
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Galata, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.03752° or 41° 2′ 15″ northLongitude
28.98543° or 28° 59′ 8″ eastElevation
84 metres (276 feet)Open location code
8GHC2XQP+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 6271669244OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
739133
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Taksim” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تقسيم”
- Turkish: “Taksim”
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