Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Mosque

Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Mosque is a mosque in , . Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Mosque is situated nearby to , as well as near the town hall .
Photo: Markustrust, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Denomination: Sunni
  • Description: mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Akbaba Mehmet Efendi Camii”
  • Address: İstanbul, Fatih
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Column of Arcadius and Fenari Isa Mosque.

Ruins
The was a Roman triumphal column in the forum of Arcadius in Constantinople built in the early 5th century AD. The marble column was historiated with a spiralling frieze of reliefs on its shaft and supported a colossal statue of the emperor, probably made of bronze, which fell down in 740. is situated 510 metres southeast of Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fenâri Îsâ Mosque, known in Byzantine times as the Lips Monastery, is a in , made of two former Eastern Orthodox churches. is situated 720 metres northeast of Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Mosque.

Mosque
Photo: Kadı, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 260 metres northeast of Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aksaray and Samatya.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 8,541. It is so named because it was founded by migrants from in central Turkey, brought here in the 15th century by Mehmet II to repopulate the city after its conquest.

Quarter
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a quarter of the district of . It is located along the Marmara Sea, and borders to the west on the neighborhood of .

Suburb
Photo: qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of .

Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Mosque

Latitude
41.01028° or 41° 0′ 37″ north
Longitude
28.93797° or 28° 56′ 17″ east
Open location code
8GHC2W6Q+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 524939969
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­sunni
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q118946557
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Mosque” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جامع أكبابا محمد أفندي”
  • Turkish: “Akbaba Mehmed Efendi Camii”
  • Turkish: “Fenai Mescidi”

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