Rumeli Feneri Castle
Rumeli Feneri Castle is a ruins in Sarıyer, Istanbul. Rumeli Feneri Castle is situated nearby to the bus station Kale Caddesi, as well as near Rumeli Lighthouse.Photo: VikiPicture, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: Castle or fort in Istanbul
- Also known as: “Rumeli Feneri Kalesi”, “Rumelifeneri Castle”, and “Rumelifeneri Kalesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rumeli Lighthouse and Rumelifeneri Mosque.
Rumeli Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Rumeli Feneri, also Türkeli Feneri, a historical lighthouse still in use, is located on the European side of the Bosporus Strait's Black Sea entrance in Istanbul. Rumeli Lighthouse is situated 390 metres south of Rumeli Feneri Castle.
Rumelifeneri Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Mahrujan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rumelifeneri Mosque is situated 430 metres south of Rumeli Feneri Castle.
Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge
Bridge
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The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, also known as the Third Bosphorus Bridge, is a vehicular bridge over the Bosphorus strait, to the north of Istanbul's two older suspension bridges, the 15 July Martyrs Bridge being the First Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge the Second Bosphorus Bridge. Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge is situated 4 km south of Rumeli Feneri Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rumelifeneri and Garipçe.
Rumelifeneri
Village
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Rumelifeneri is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,337.
Garipçe
Village
Photo: Myviki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Garipçe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 391. Garipçe is located on a hillside at the Black Sea entrance of Istanbul Strait, the northernmost place of Bosphorus' European shore, south of Rumelifeneri village. Garipçe is situated 2½ km south of Rumeli Feneri Castle.
Poyrazköy
Village
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Poyrazköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beykoz, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 889. Poyraz lies at the exit of the Bosporus into the Black Sea, on the Asian side of the Strait. Poyrazköy is situated 4 km southeast of Rumeli Feneri Castle.
Rumeli Feneri Castle
- Categories: castle ruin, building, and historic site
- Location: Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.23763° or 41° 14′ 16″ northLongitude
29.11109° or 29° 6′ 40″ eastOpen location code
8GHF64Q6+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 31619713OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q24040718
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Rumeli Feneri Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Rumelifeneri”
- Catalan: “Rumeli Feneri Kalesi”
- Catalan: “Rumelifeneri Kalesi”
- Russian: “Румельская крепость”
- Turkish: “Kavak hisarı”
- Turkish: “Rumeli Feneri Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Rumeli Kavak Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Rumelifeneri Kalesi”
- Turkish: “Yenihisar”
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