Balıkhane

Balıkhane is a locality in , . Balıkhane is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Golden Horn and Walls of Blachernai.

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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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The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great.

Mosque
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is a former Eastern Orthodox church in , converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. In Çember Sokak in the neighbourhood of Ayvansaray, in the district of , Istanbul, it lies just inside the city at a short distance from the , at the foot of the sixth hill of Constantinople.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hasköy and Fener.

Quarter
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is a trading and residential district on the northern bank of the in , , . It includes the neighbourhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce.

Quarter
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, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the in the district of in , . The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 12,736. It is on the eastern bank of .

Balıkhane

Latitude
41.03773° or 41° 2′ 16″ north
Longitude
28.9457° or 28° 56′ 45″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2WQW+37
Geo­Names ID
8624524
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In Other Languages

“Balıkhane” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Balıkhane”

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