Harem

Harem is a quarter in the part of , . Belonging to the district, it lies on the coast of the southern coast of the Bosphorus, near the entrance of the Sea of Marmara between the centres of Üsküdar and districts, next to Haydarpaşa Terminal.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: quarter in Marmara, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Harem, Üsküdar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leander Tower and Selimiye Mosque.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower since the Byzantine period, is a tower on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait, 200 m from the coast of in , .

Mosque
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a in the district of in , , near the . It was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Selim III and built between 1801 and 1805.

Mosque
Photo: Karakalem, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salacak and Üsküdar.

Suburb
Photo: A.Cihan CÖMERTEL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 9,522. It is located on the Asian shore of the , to the south of the historic center of Üsküdar.

Town
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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.

Suburb
is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of , , . It is on the side of the city and is bordered on the northwest and northeast by the district of , on the east and southeast by the Kadıköy neighborhood of , and on the southwest by the Kadıköy neighborhood of .

Harem

Latitude
41.01226° or 41° 0′ 44″ north
Longitude
29.01261° or 29° 0′ 45″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8GHF2267+W2
Geo­Names ID
8624489
Wiki­data ID
Q5656849
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Harem” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Harem Iskelesi”
  • Dutch: “Harem”
  • French: “Harem”
  • German: “Harem”
  • Irish: “Harem”
  • Italian: “Harem (Scutari)”
  • Italian: “Harem”
  • Turkish: “Harem, Üsküdar”
  • Turkish: “Harem”
  • Urdu: “حرم، اسکودار”
  • Urdu: “حرم”

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