İstiklal Avenue

İstiklal Avenue is a 1.4 kilometre pedestrian street in the historic district in , . It is one of the most famous avenues in the city.
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  • Type: Street
  • Description: avenue in Beyoğlu, Istanbul
  • Also known as: “Independence Avenue”, “Istiklal Avenue”, and “Istiklal Street”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Çiçek Pasajı.

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The is the district of surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

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, originally called the Cité de , is a famous historic passage on İstiklal Avenue in the district of , . A covered arcade with rows of historic cafes, winehouses and restaurants, it connects İstiklal Avenue with Sahne Street and has a side entrance opening onto the Balık Pazarı.

Historic building
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The Tokatlıyan Hotels, founded by Meguerditch Tokatliyan, were two prominent luxury hotels located in Istanbul. Many famous individuals such as Leon Trotsky and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk stayed in one or other of them.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cihangir and Istanbul.

Suburb
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is an affluent neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 3,739. It is located between and Kabataş.

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is a very large city of fantastic history, culture and beauty. Called Byzantium in ancient times, the city's name was changed to Constantinople in 324 CE when it was rebuilt by the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine.

Quarter
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is a quarter in the district of , , running downhill from to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with to the southwest and to the northeast.

İstiklal Avenue

Latitude
41.0342° or 41° 2′ 3″ north
Longitude
28.9789° or 28° 58′ 44″ east
Elevation
85 metres (279 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2XMH+MH
Geo­Names ID
7602852
Wiki­data ID
Q344348
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Western Armenian—“İstiklal Avenue” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • Afrikaans: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Afrikaans: “Istiklal-laan”
  • Afrikaans: “İstiklal-laan”
  • Arabic: “جادة الاستقلال”
  • Arabic: “شارع الاستقلال”
  • Armenian: “Իսթիքլյալ պողոտա”
  • Armenian: “Իստիկլյալ պողոտա”
  • Azerbaijani: “İstiqlaliyyət küçəsi”
  • Bashkir: “Истанбулдың Истикләл урамы, Истикләл урамы (Истанбул)”
  • Bashkir: “Истикләл”
  • Bulgarian: “Истиклял”
  • Catalan: “avinguda d’Istiklâl”
  • Catalan: “Avinguda d’İstiklal”
  • Central Kurdish: “شەقامی ئیستقلال”
  • Chinese: “伊斯蒂克拉尔大街”
  • Chinese: “伊斯蒂克拉爾大街”
  • Chinese: “独立大街”
  • Czech: “Istiklai Caddesi”
  • Czech: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • Dimli (individual language): “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Jüzaqê İstiklali”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Zuqaqê İstıqlali”
  • Dutch: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • Dutch: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Dutch: “Onafhankelijkheidsstraat”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شارع الاستقلال (اسطنبول)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شارع الاستقلال”
  • Esperanto: “Avenuo de Sendependeco”
  • Esperanto: “Avenuo İstiklal”
  • Finnish: “Istiklal avenue”
  • Finnish: “İstiklal Avenue”
  • Finnish: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • Finnish: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • French: “avenue Istiklal”
  • French: “Avenue İstiklal”
  • French: “Cadde-i Kebir”
  • French: “Grand Rue de Pera”
  • French: “Grande Rue de Péra”
  • French: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • German: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • German: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • German: “İstiklâl Caddesi”
  • Greek: “Μεγάλη Οδός του Πέραν”
  • Hebrew: “שדרות איסתיקלאל”
  • Indonesian: “Jalan İstiklal”
  • Italian: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • Italian: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Japanese: “イスティクラル通り”
  • Korean: “이스티클랄 거리”
  • Latin: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Macedonian: “Улица Истиклал”
  • Minangkabau: “Jalan İstiklal”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Istiklal caddesi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “İstiklâl Caddesi”
  • Norwegian: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • Persian: “خیابان استقلال”
  • Persian: “خیابان ایستیکلال”
  • Polish: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Portuguese: “Avenida de Istiklal”
  • Portuguese: “Avenida Istiklal”
  • Portuguese: “Avenida İstiklal”
  • Portuguese: “Avenida İstiklâl”
  • Portuguese: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Portuguese: “İstiklâl Caddesi”
  • Russian: “Истикляль”
  • Russian: “улица Истикляль”
  • Serbian: “Улица Истиклал”
  • Spanish: “Avenida de Istiklal”
  • Spanish: “avenida de İstiklal”
  • Spanish: “Avenida de İstiklal”
  • Spanish: “Avenida Istiklal”
  • Spanish: “Istiklal Caddesi”
  • Spanish: “Istiklâl Caddesi”
  • Spanish: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Spanish: “İstiklâl Caddesi”
  • Turkish: “Beyoğlu Caddesi”
  • Turkish: “Cadde-i Kebir”
  • Turkish: “Istiklal caddesi”
  • Turkish: “İstiklal caddesi”
  • Turkish: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Істікляль”
  • Urdu: “شارع استقلال”
  • Welsh: “İstiklal Caddesi”
  • Western Armenian: “Իսթիքլալ Պողոտայ (Պոլիս)”
  • Western Armenian: “Իսթիքլալ Պողոտայ”

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