Balat Pier
Balat Pier is a station in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Balat Pier is situated nearby to the church St. Ioannes Prodromos, as well as near Yusuf Şucaeddin Mosque.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Horn and Walls of Blachernai.
Golden Horn
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The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.
Walls of Blachernai
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The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. Walls of Blachernai is situated 740 metres west of Balat Pier.
Bulgarian Church of St. Stephen
Church
The Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Balat, Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for being made of prefabricated cast iron elements in the Neo-Byzantine style. Bulgarian Church of St. Stephen is situated 340 metres south of Balat Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fener and Hasköy.
Fener
Quarter
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Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. 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.
Hasköy
Quarter
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Hasköy is a trading and residential district on the northern bank of the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It includes the neighbourhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce.
Balat Pier
- Type: Station
- Description: pier in Fatih District
- Categories: pier, passenger ship terminal, and transportation
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
41.03482° or 41° 2′ 5″ northLongitude
28.94921° or 28° 56′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8GHC2WMX+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1305509987OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationWikidata ID
Q116060549
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In Other Languages
“Balat Pier” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Balat İskelesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Balat and St. Ioannes Prodromos.
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