Rumelihisarı

Rumelihisarı or Boğazkesen Fortress is a medieval Ottoman fortress located in , Turkey, on a series of hills on the European banks of the Bosphorus.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Perili Köşk and bridge Faith Sultan Mehmet.

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is a historical building at the neighbourhood of the district in , . The building currently serves as the headquarters of Borusan Holding, as well as its art museum, called Borusan Contemporary. is situated 140 metres north of Rumelihisarı.

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. is situated 540 metres northeast of Rumelihisarı.

Historic building
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is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rumelihisarı and Anadoluhisarı.

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.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , Istanbul, Turkey. Its population is 5,464. It is on Bay on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait.

Rumelihisarı

Latitude
41.08779° or 41° 5′ 16″ north
Longitude
29.05668° or 29° 3′ 24″ east
Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)
Operator
İETT
Network
İETT
Open location code
8GHF33Q4+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11540376153
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
Geo­Names ID
6947679
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Rumelihisarı” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Rumelihisarı”
  • Arabic: “قلعة روملي حصار”
  • Azerbaijani: “Rumeli Hasarı”
  • Bengali: “রুমেলিহিসারি”
  • Bulgarian: “Румели Хисар”
  • Catalan: “Rumelihisarı”
  • Chinese: “如梅利堡垒”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Roemelië”
  • French: “Rumeli Hisarı”
  • German: “Rumeli Hisarı”
  • Greek: “Ρουμελιχισάρ”
  • Hungarian: “Rumelihisarı”
  • Japanese: “ルメリ・ヒサル”
  • Latvian: “Rumēlijas cietoksnis”
  • Macedonian: “Румелихисар”
  • Persian: “روملی حصار”
  • Portuguese: “Rumelihisarı”
  • Russian: “Румелихисар”
  • Spanish: “Rumelihisarı”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ روملی حصار”
  • Vietnamese: “Rumelihisari”

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