Aksaray
Aksaray is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,541. It is so named because it was founded by migrants from Aksaray in central Turkey, brought here in the 15th century by Mehmet II to repopulate the city after its conquest.- Suburb with about 7,980 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 metres (50 feet)
- …is also known as “Aksaray, Fatih”
- Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Fatih, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque and Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque).
Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
Mosque
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Murat Pasha Mosque
Mosque
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yenikapı and Laleli.
Aksaray
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Latitude
41.00831° or 41° 0′ 30″ north
Longitude
28.95028° or 28° 57′ 1″ east
UN/LOCODE
TR AKS
Open location code
8GHC2X52+84
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Aksaray” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “آق سراي”
- Arabic: “أكسراي”
- Armenian: “Աքսարայ”
- Azerbaijani: “Aksaray”
- Bulgarian: “Аксарай (квартал на Истанбул)”
- Bulgarian: “Аксарай”
- Chechen: “Аксарай”
- Czech: “Aksaraj”
- French: “Aksaray (Fatih)”
- French: “Aksaray”
- German: “Aksaray”
- Greek: “Ακσαράι”
- Irish: “Aksaray”
- Italian: “Aksaray”
- Japanese: “アクサライ”
- Macedonian: “Аксарај”
- Mazanderani: “آقسرای، استانبول”
- Mingrelian: “აქსარაი”
- Persian: “آقسرای”
- Persian: “آکسارای، استانبول”
- Portuguese: “Aksaray”
- Romanian: “Aksaray, Fatih”
- Romanian: “Aksaray”
- Russian: “Аксарай”
- Spanish: “Aksaray”
- Turkish: “Aksaray, Fatih”
- Turkish: “Aksaray”
- Ukrainian: “Аксарай”
- Urdu: “آق سرائے، فاتح”
- Uzbek: “Aksaray”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ender Avm and Baklalı Kemalettin Mosque.
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