Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a museum in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed Mosque is situated nearby to Obelisk of Theodosius, as well as near Sultan Ahmed Square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.
Hagia Sophia
Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. Hagia Sophia is situated 460 metres northeast of Sultan Ahmed Mosque.
Sultan Ahmed Square
Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. Sultan Ahmed Square is situated 150 metres north of Sultan Ahmed Mosque.
Obelisk of Theodosius
Obelisk
The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III, first erected during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. It was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD. Obelisk of Theodosius is situated 130 metres northwest of Sultan Ahmed Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.
Mollafenari
Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mollafenari is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 99. It is on the European side of Istanbul.
Kumkapı
Quarter
Kumkapı is a quarter in Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, Kumkapı is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
41.00528° or 41° 0′ 19″ northLongitude
28.97667° or 28° 58′ 36″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
8GHC2X4G+4MGeoNames ID
7522135
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