Selimiye Barracks
Selimiye Barracks, also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in Selimiye in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey.Photo: Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Military installation
- Description: Turkish army barracks
- Also known as: “Scutari Barracks” and “Selimiye Kışlası”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Selimiye Mosque and Leander Tower.
Selimiye Mosque
Mosque
Photo: R Prazeres, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Selimiye Mosque is a mosque in the district of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey, near the Selimiye Barracks. It was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Selim III and built between 1801 and 1805. Selimiye Mosque is situated 250 metres north of Selimiye Barracks.
Leander Tower
The Maiden's Tower, also known as Leander's Tower since the Byzantine period, is a tower on a small islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait, 200 m from the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey. Leander Tower is situated 2 km northwest of Selimiye Barracks.
Şakirin Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Tokerm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Şakirin Mosque is a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. The building is located at one of the entrances of the historic Karacaahmet Cemetery in Üsküdar. It was built by the Semiha Şakir Foundation in memory of İbrahim Şakir and Semiha Şakir and opened on 7 May 2009. Şakirin Mosque is situated 1 km northeast of Selimiye Barracks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salacak and Rasimpaşa.
Salacak
Suburb
Photo: A.Cihan CÖMERTEL, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salacak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 9,522. It is located on the Asian shore of the Bosporus, to the south of the historic center of Üsküdar.
Rasimpaşa
Suburb
Photo: Ersinjeofizik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rasimpaşa is a neighborhood in the district of Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The population is 12,341. Rasimpaşa is an important historical neighborhood, much of which is registered as an Urban and Historical Protected Area.
Koşuyolu
Suburb
Koşuyolu is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of Kadıköy, Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Selimiye Barracks
- Categories: barracks and former hospital
- Location: Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.00737° or 41° 0′ 27″ northLongitude
29.01645° or 29° 0′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8GHF2248+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 440584660OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryWikidata ID
Q1627463
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Selimiye Barracks” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ثكنات أسكدار”
- Arabic: “ثكنات السليمية”
- Chinese: “塞利米耶军营”
- French: “Caserne Selimiye”
- French: “Selimiye Barracks”
- German: “Selimiye-Kaserne”
- Greek: “Στρατώνας Σελιμιγιέ”
- Hebrew: “קסרקטין סלימיה”
- Italian: “Caserma di Scutari”
- Italian: “Caserma di Selimiye”
- Japanese: “セリミエ・バラック”
- Japanese: “セリミエ・バラックス”
- Japanese: “セリミエ兵舎”
- Russian: “Казармы Селимие”
- Spanish: “Barracas de Selimiye”
- Spanish: “Cuartel de Selimiye”
- Turkish: “Selimiye Kışlası”
- Ukrainian: “Казарми Селіміє”
- Vietnamese: “Doanh trại Scutari”
- Vietnamese: “Doanh trại Selimiye”
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