Üsküdar

Üsküdar is a municipality and district of . Its area is 35 km2, and its population is 524,452. It is a large and densely populated district on the shore of the Bosphorus.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bosphorus Bridge and Beylerbeyi Palace.

Bridge
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The , known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and colloquially as the First Bridge, is the oldest and southernmost of the three suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait in , Turkey, thus connecting and .

Museum
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The is a 19th-century Ottoman palace located in the neighborhood of ’s district, on the Asian shore of the .

Castle
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
, a former Ottoman palace, is now a five-star hotel in the Kempinski Hotels chain. It is located on the shore of the , between and in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kadıköy and European Bosphorus.

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is the Asia-side district of closest to the Old City Europe-side, 2 km away across the Bosphorus. Travellers between continents therefore transferred here.

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The is the area of along the banks of the channel of the same name that connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, and separates Europe from Asia.

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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.

Üsküdar

Latitude
41.0284° or 41° 1′ 42″ north
Longitude
29.0598° or 29° 3′ 35″ east
Population
524,000
Elevation
116 metres (381 feet)
Open location code
8GHF23H5+9W
Geo­Names ID
7732589
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