Vefa

Vefa 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.
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Places of Interest

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.

Mosque
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is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a by the Ottomans in . The church was possibly dedicated to Hagios Theodoros, but this dedication is far from certain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unkapanı and İskenderpaşa.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

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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is a neighbourhood of , , Turkey, lying between and . It is known for its large textile wholesaling business and is home to the Literature and Science Faculties of Istanbul University, designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat in the 1940s.

Vefa

Latitude
41.01661° or 41° 0′ 60″ north
Longitude
28.95891° or 28° 57′ 32″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X85+JH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6315827801
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q331206
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Vefa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وفاء”
  • Catalan: “Vefa”
  • Dutch: “Vefa”
  • French: “Vefa”
  • Greek: “Βέφα”
  • Hebrew: “ופה”
  • Irish: “Vefa”
  • Italian: “Vefa”
  • Japanese: “ヴェファ”
  • Portuguese: “Vefa”
  • Turkish: “Vefa, Fatih”
  • Turkish: “Vefa”
  • Urdu: “وفا، فاتح”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Shaykh Ebu’l Vefa Mosque and Mimar Mehmet Ağa Mosque.

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