Western Suburbs

The Western Suburbs are a collection of neighbourhoods, lying west of the Old City walls and sprawling across the Thracian peninsula.
Wikivoyage
Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bağcılar Meydan station and Bağcılar.

Metro station
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Bağcılar Meydan is an underground rapid transit station on the M1B line of the Istanbul Metro. It was opened on 14 June 2013 as part of the four new stations of the M1B extension to Kirazlı.

Tram stop
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is a tram stop.

Metro station
Kirazlı, or Kirazlı-Bağcılar, is an underground rapid transit complex of the Istanbul Metro and is serviced by lines M1B and M3. Kirazlı opened on 14 June 2013 as the southern terminus of the M3 line and eastern terminus of the M1B line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esenler and Güngören.

Town
Photo: Dalibor Z. Chvatal, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality and district of . Its area is 43 km2, and its population is 445,421. It is on its side. is mainly densely packed, working class residential in the midst of its industrial neighbouring districts of , and .

Town
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is a municipality and district of . Its area is 7 km2, making it the smallest district of Turkey in terms of land area.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Western Suburbs

Latitude
41.039° or 41° 2′ 20″ north
Longitude
28.855° or 28° 51′ 18″ east
Open location code
8GHC2VQ3+HX
Wiki­data ID
Q14219329
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In Other Languages

“Western Suburbs” goes by many names.
  • Italian: “Periferia occidentale di Istanbul”

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