Çakır Ağa Mosque (Fatih)
Çakır Ağa Mosque (Fatih) is a mosque in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Çakır Ağa Mosque (Fatih) is situated nearby to the library Kariye Refik Halid Karay Kütüphanesi, as well as near the government office Ayvansaray Mahallesi Muhtarliği.Photo: Ahmet Yurtbakan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Mosque
- Denomination: Sunni
- Description: mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
- Address: İstanbul
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 500 metres north of Çakır Ağa Mosque (Fatih).
Kefeli Mosque
Mosque
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The Kefeli Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church, later jointly officiated by Roman Catholics and Armenians, and finally converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. Kefeli Mosque is situated 400 metres southeast of Çakır Ağa Mosque (Fatih).
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.
Eyüpsultan
Town
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Eyüpsultan or Eyüp is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 228 km2, and its population is 422,913. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea.
Çakır Ağa Mosque (Fatih)
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Historical Peninsula, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.03257° or 41° 1′ 57″ northLongitude
28.93899° or 28° 56′ 20″ eastOpen location code
8GHC2WMQ+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 309042970OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=mosqueOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=sunniWikidata ID
Q127418187
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Çakır Ağa Mosque (Fatih)” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع جاكر آغا”
- Turkish: “Çakır Ağa Camii”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kariye Refik Halid Karay Kütüphanesi and Ayvansaray Mahallesi Muhtarliği.
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