Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Bridge

The Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge, also known as Büyükçekmece Bridge, is a stone arch bridge located in , 36 km west of the center of , Turkey, on the side of the Bosphorus.
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge”, “Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge (Istanbul)”, and “Kanuni-Sultan-Sueleyman-Bruecke”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece and Büyükçekmece Dam.

Mosque
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The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, also known as the… is situated 460 metres east of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Bridge.

Dam
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is a dam on the Lake Büyükçekmece… is situated 390 metres north of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dizdariye and Türkoba.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the District, , .

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4 km west of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Bridge.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 5 km southeast of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Bridge.

Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Bridge

Latitude
41.02188° or 41° 1′ 19″ north
Longitude
28.57067° or 28° 34′ 14″ east
Open location code
8GHC2HCC+Q7
Geo­Names ID
6947855
Wiki­data ID
Q1394625
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر سليمان القانوني في إسطنبول”
  • Armenian: “Քանունի Սուլթան Սուլեյման կամուրջ (Ստամբուլ)”
  • Armenian: “Քանունի Սուլթան Սուլեյման կամուրջ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Qanuni Sultan Süleyman Körpüsü”
  • Bulgarian: “Кануни Султан Сюлейман (мост)”
  • Bulgarian: “Кануни Султан Сюлейман”
  • Dutch: “Kanuni Sultan Suleiman bridge”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى كانونى سلطان سليمان”
  • French: “Pont Soliman le Magnifique”
  • French: “pont Soliman-le-Magnifique”
  • German: “Kanuni-Sultan-Süleyman-Brücke”
  • Italian: “Ponte di Solimano il Legislatore”
  • Italian: “Ponte Solimano il Legislatore”
  • Latvian: “Sultāna Suleimana Kanoniskā tilts”
  • Latvian: “Sultāna Sulejmana Kanoniskā tilts”
  • Turkish: “Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Köprüsü”
  • Turkish: “Kanunî Sultan Süleyman Köprüsü”
  • Ukrainian: “Міст султана Сулеймана Величного”
  • Urdu: “قانونی سلطان سلیمان پل”
  • Western Panjabi: “قانونی سلطان سلیمان پل”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Büyükçekmece and Mimarsinan.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Kıyı İstanbul Çarşı Marina and Hotel Gulhane Park.

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