Zeyrek Cistern
Zeyrek Cistern is a building in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Zeyrek Cistern is situated nearby to Piri Mehmed Pasha Mosque, as well as near the library İstanbul Kitapçısı.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golden Horn and Molla Zeyrek Mosque.
Golden Horn
Photo: VikiPicture, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Molla Zeyrek Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dismas87, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zeyrek Mosque or the Monastery of the Pantokrator, is a large mosque on the Fazilet Street in the Zeyrek district of Fatih in Istanbul, overlooking the Golden Horn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Unkapanı and Vefa.
Vefa
Quarter
Photo: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vefa is part of the district of Fatih in Istanbul, 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.
İskenderpaşa
Suburb
Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0.
İskenderpaşa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of Istanbul.
Zeyrek Cistern
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: cistern, building, tourism, reservoir, and historic site
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.01996° or 41° 1′ 12″ northLongitude
28.95839° or 28° 57′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8GHC2X95+X9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1386905910OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=reservoir_coveredOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q116142628
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Turkish—“Zeyrek Cistern” goes by many names.
- German: “Zeyrek Zisterne”
- Russian: “Цистерна Зейрек”
- Turkish: “Pantokrator Sarnıcı”
- Turkish: “Soğuksu Sarnıcı”
- Turkish: “Zeyrek Sarnıcı”
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Highlights include İstanbul Kitapçısı and Şepsefa Hatun Mosque.
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