Büyükçekmece
Büyükçekmece is in Istanbul, Turkey. Büyükçekmece is situated nearby to the suburb Çakmaklı, as well as near Mimarsinan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include TV tower Endem and Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece.
TV tower Endem
Photo: CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Endem TV Tower is a TV tower in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built between 1998 and 2008, and has a now-closed revolving restaurant 154 m above ground, as well as an observation deck at 160 m.
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Büyükçekmece
Mosque
Photo: Maderibeyza, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque, also known as the Köprübaşı Mosque, is the ruin of a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. The ruin is situated in Büyükçekmece which is now a district of Istanbul, but would have been in the countryside at the time the mosque was built.
Atirus Shopping Center
Shopping center
Atirus Shopping Center, opened on December 17, 2005, is a modern shopping mall located in the suburban district of Büyükçekmece in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the location, which was called Atirus in the ancient times.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beylikduzu and Adnan Kahveci.
Beylikduzu
Town
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Beylikdüzü is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 39 km2, and its population is 415,290. It is on the European side of Istanbul, located north of the Sea of Marmara, south of Esenyurt, east of Büyükçekmece, and west of Avcılar. Beylikduzu is situated 6 km southeast of Büyükçekmece.
Büyükçekmece
- Also known as: “Bueyuekcekmece”
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.0452° or 41° 2′ 43″ northLongitude
28.5957° or 28° 35′ 45″ eastPopulation
211Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8GHC2HWW+37GeoNames ID
7732455
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Satellite Map
Discover Büyükçekmece from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Bashkir to Western Mari—“Büyükçekmece” goes by many names.
- Bashkir: “Бөйөкчекмедже”
- Bulgarian: “Бююкчекмедже”
- Latvian: “Bījīkčekmedžes rajons”
- Persian: “بویوکچکمجه”
- Russian: “Бююкчекмедже”
- Serbian: “Бујукчекмеџе”
- Urdu: “بویوک چکمہجے”
- Western Mari: “Бӱйӱкчекмедже”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lake Büyükçekmece and Tuyap Palas.
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