Seyyid Velayet Tomb

Seyyid Velayet Tomb is a tomb in , which is located on Esrar Dede Sokak. Seyyid Velayet Tomb is situated nearby to the library , as well as near the mosque .
  • Type: Tomb
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mausoleum complex in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Address: Esrar Dede Sokak, İstanbul, Fatih

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Eski Imaret 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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The is a former Byzantine church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church has traditionally been identified as belonging to the Monastery of Christ Pantepoptes, meaning "Christ the all-seeing". is situated 250 metres south of Seyyid Velayet Tomb.

Mosque
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is a former Byzantine church in , , converted into a by the Ottomans. It is in Vakıf Mektebi Sokak in the district of , , in the neighbourhood of Ayakapı. is situated 350 metres northeast of Seyyid Velayet Tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unkapanı and Fener.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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.

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.

Seyyid Velayet Tomb

Latitude
41.02385° or 41° 1′ 26″ north
Longitude
28.95473° or 28° 57′ 17″ east
Open location code
8GHC2XF3+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5081445115
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Wiki­data ID
Q131391107
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Seyyid Velayet Tomb” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مزار سيد وليد”
  • Turkish: “Seyyit Velayet Türbesi”

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