Kanlıca

Kanlıca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 3,885. It is on the side of the Bosphorus strait. It is known for a yogurt sprinkled with caster sugar, which is sold in local cafés.
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  • Type: Suburb with 3,940 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Beykoz, İstanbul–Asia, northwestern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Kanlica”, “Kanlija”, and “Khanlijeh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include İskender Pasha Mosque and bridge Faith Sultan Mehmet.

Mosque
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is a historic located in the Kanlıca neighborhood of the district of , Turkey. Located across the Kanlıca Pier, the mosque was commissioned by Kazasker Gazi İskender Pasha and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan in 1559–60.

Bridge
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The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, is a bridge in , spanning the Bosphorus Strait. When completed in 1988, it was the 5th-longest suspension bridge span in the world.

Cemetery
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The is a burial ground located on the part of , Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Emirgan and Rumelihisarı.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 8,052. It is a leafy, middle-class suburb of , on the western shore of the Bosphorus north of the .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 10,073. It is on the European side of .

Suburb
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, known historically as Güzelce Hisar is a medieval Ottoman fortress located in , on the side of the . The complex is the oldest surviving Turkish architectural structure built in Istanbul, and further gives its name to the neighborhood around it in the city's district.

Kanlıca

Latitude
41.09972° or 41° 5′ 59″ north
Longitude
29.06608° or 29° 3′ 58″ east
Population
3,940
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
8GHF33X8+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251358427
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
744711
Wiki­data ID
Q6645927
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Kanlıca” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كانلجا”
  • Bulgarian: “Канлъджа”
  • Chechen: “Канлиджа”
  • German: “Kanlıca”
  • Hungarian: “Kanlıca”
  • Irish: “Kanlıca”
  • Italian: “Kanlıca”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kanlıca”
  • Norwegian: “Kanlıca”
  • Ossetian: “Канлыджа”
  • Russian: “Канлыджа”
  • Spanish: “Kanlıca”
  • Swedish: “Kanlıca”
  • Tatar: “Канлыҗа”
  • Turkish: “Kanlıca, Beykoz”
  • Turkish: “Kanlıca”
  • Urdu: “کانلیجا”
  • “Kanlıca”

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