Unkapanı
Unkapanı is a quarter in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Unkapanı is situated nearby to the suburb Cibali, as well as near Yavuz Sinan.Photo: Szoszv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: neighborhood in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
- Also known as: “Unkapanı, Fatih”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Golden Horn and Molla Zeyrek Mosque.
Golden Horn
Photo: VikiPicture, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dismas87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zeyrek Mosque or the Monastery of the Pantokrator, is a large mosque on the Fazilet Street in the Zeyrek district of Fatih in Istanbul, overlooking the Golden Horn.
Galata Tower
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vefa and Eminönü.
Vefa
Quarter
Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vefa is part of the district of Fatih in Istanbul, and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.
Eminönü
Quarter
Photo: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0.
Eminönü, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of Istanbul within the Fatih district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.
Galata
Quarter
Photo: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0.
Galata is the former name of the Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul, which is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. The district is connected to the historic Fatih district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notably the Galata Bridge.
Unkapanı
- Category: locality
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.02212° or 41° 1′ 20″ northLongitude
28.96088° or 28° 57′ 39″ eastOpen location code
8GHC2XC6+R9OpenStreetMap ID
node 269753710OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q6074230
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Unkapanı” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أون كابانِى”
- Dutch: “Unkapanı”
- Greek: “Ουνκαπανί”
- Italian: “Unkapanı”
- Japanese: “ウンカパヌ”
- Turkish: “Unkapanı, Fatih”
- Turkish: “Unkapanı”
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Localities in the Area
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