Sultan Ahmed Madrasah
Sultan Ahmed Madrasah is a historic building in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Sultan Ahmed Madrasah is situated nearby to Sultanahmet Meydanı, as well as near Tomb of Sultan Ahmed I.Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: madrasa in Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey
- Also known as: “Sultan Ahmet Medresesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmed Square.
Hagia Sophia
Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum. Hagia Sophia is situated 320 metres northeast of Sultan Ahmed Madrasah.
Sultan Ahmed Square
Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square.
Obelisk of Theodosius
Obelisk
The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III, first erected during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. It was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD. Obelisk of Theodosius is situated 170 metres southwest of Sultan Ahmed Madrasah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.
Mollafenari
Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mollafenari is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 99. It is on the European side of Istanbul.
Kumkapı
Quarter
Kumkapı is a quarter in Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located along the northern shore of Marmara Sea. Up to recent times, Kumkapı is the center of the Armenian community of the city, boasting a school and several churches.
Sultan Ahmed Madrasah
- Categories: madrasa, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.00656° or 41° 0′ 24″ northLongitude
28.97722° or 28° 58′ 38″ eastInception
1610Open location code
8GHC2X4G+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 103953128OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q131741267
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Sultan Ahmed Madrasah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مدرسة السلطان أحمد”
- Turkish: “Sultan Ahmet Darülhadis Medresesi”
- Turkish: “Sultan Ahmet Medresesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sultanahmet Meydanı and Tomb of Sultan Ahmed I.
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