Unkapanı

Unkapanı is a quarter in , . Unkapanı is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: neighborhood in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Unkapanı, Fatih”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Golden Horn and Molla Zeyrek Mosque.

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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.

Mosque
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Zeyrek Mosque or the Monastery of the Pantokrator, is a large on the Fazilet Street in the Zeyrek district of in , overlooking the .

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The , officially the Museum, is a medieval Genoese in the part of the district of , . Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the mostly demolished Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vefa and Eminönü.

Quarter
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is part of the district of in , 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.

Quarter
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, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of within the district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.

Quarter
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is the former name of the neighbourhood in , which is located at the northern shore of the . The district is connected to the historic district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notably the .

Unkapanı

Latitude
41.02212° or 41° 1′ 20″ north
Longitude
28.96088° or 28° 57′ 39″ east
Open location code
8GHC2XC6+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 269753710
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data 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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