Büyükçekmece

Büyükçekmece, historically Athyras, is a municipality and district of . Its area is 173 km2, and its population is 277,181. It is on the Sea of Marmara coast of the side, west of the city.
  • Town with about 237,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • Description: district of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Bueyuekcekmece”
    “Buyuk Chekmejeh”

Places of Interest

Discover Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece and TV tower Endem.
The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, also known as the…
Endem TV Tower is a TV tower in Büyükçekmece, , Turkey.
3½ km east of Büyükçekmece
is a dam on the Lake Büyükçekmece…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beylikduzu and Adnan Kahveci.
Beylikdüzü is a municipality and district of .
5 km east of Büyükçekmece
is a suburb.
4½ km east of Büyükçekmece
is a suburb.
4½ km southeast of Büyükçekmece
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Latitude
41.0217° or 41° 1′ 18″ north
Longitude
28.5798° or 28° 34′ 47″ east
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Open location code
8GHC2HCH+MW
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Büyükçekmece” goes by many names.
بيوك جكمجةArabic
ԲյույուքչեքմեջեArmenian
BüyükçekmeceAsturian
Büyükçekmece (distritu)Asturian
BöyükçəkməcəAzerbaijani
БөйөкчекмеджеBashkir
Буюк чекмеджеBulgarian
БюуюкчекмеджеBulgarian
Бююк чекмеджеBulgarian
BüyükçekmeceCatalan
BüyükçekmeceCebuano
БуьйуькчекмеджеChechen
大切克梅傑Chinese
大切克梅杰Chinese
比于克切克梅杰Chinese
比於克切克梅傑Chinese
BüyükçekmeceDimli (individual language)
BüyükçekmeceDutch
ბიუიუქჩექმეჯეGeorgian
ΜπουγιουκτσεκμετζέGreek
BüyükçekmeceHungarian
BüyükçekmeceIrish
BüyükçekmeceItalian
ビュユクチェクメジェJapanese
ブユクチェキメジェJapanese
ブユクツェクメツェJapanese
BüyükçekmeceKurdish
Bījīkčekmedžes rajonsLatvian
BiujukčekmedžėLithuanian
BüyükçekmeceMalay
BüyükçekmeceMin Nan Chinese
BüyükçekmeceMinangkabau
BüyükçekmeceNorwegian
BüyükçekmeceNorwegian Bokmål
بویوک‌چکمجهPersian
BüyükçekmecePolish
BüyükçekmeceRomanian
БуеюекджекмеджеRussian
БююкчекмеджеRussian
BüyükçekmeceScots
BujukčekmedžeSerbian
BüyükçekmeceSerbian
БјујукчекмеџеSerbian
БујукчекмеџеSerbian
بؤیوک چکمجهSouth Azerbaijani
BüyükçekmeceSwahili
БүүкчекмеджеTatar
BüyükçekmeceTurkish
EsenyurtTurkish
БююкчекмеджеUkrainian
بویوک چکمہجےUrdu
BüyükçekmeceVietnamese
БӱйӱкчекмеджеWestern Mari
Büyükçekmece ilçesi

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