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Vekitap

Vekitap is a library in , which is located on Aksarıklı sokak. Vekitap is situated nearby to the library , as well as near the building .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Valens Aqueduct.

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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 Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. is situated 760 metres southeast of Vekitap.

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 470 metres east of Vekitap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include İskenderpaşa and Fener.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of .

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.

Vekitap

Latitude
41.02136° or 41° 1′ 17″ north
Longitude
28.94938° or 28° 56′ 58″ east
Open location code
8GHC2WCX+GQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5113481338
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
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In Other Languages

“Vekitap” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “في كتاب”

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