Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church

Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church is a church in , . Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church is situated nearby to the building , as well as near .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: church building in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Ayios Yorgiyos Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi” and “Edirnekapı Agios Georgios Church”
  • Address: İstanbul, Fatih

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Walls of Blachernai and Edirnekapı, Fatih.

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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. is situated 1 km northeast of Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church.

Building
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Edirnekapı is a quarter of , . It is part of the district of and belongs to the city. It corresponds roughly to the central part of the sixth Hill of Istanbul, which is the highest point of the walled city.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 180 metres south of Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fener and Eyüpsultan.

Quarter
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, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the in the district of in , . 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.

Town
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or Eyüp is a municipality and district of . Its area is 228 km2, and its population is 422,913. The district extends from the all the way to the shore of the .

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of .

Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church

Latitude
41.03031° or 41° 1′ 49″ north
Longitude
28.93603° or 28° 56′ 10″ east
Inception
1836
Open location code
8GHC2WJP+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 528553751
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q25477760
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة آيا يارغي”
  • German: “Aya Yorgi”
  • German: “Hagios Georgios am Charisiostor”
  • German: “Hagios Georgios”
  • German: “St. Georg”
  • Greek: “Άγιος Γεώργιος Πύλης Αδριανουπόλεως (Edirnekapi)”
  • Turkish: “Ayios Yeoryios Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Edirnekapı Aya Yorgi Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Edirnekapı Hagios Georgios Kilisesi”

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Highlights include Şehit Mehmet Hüseyin Balta Parkı and Edirnekapı Sur Dipleri.

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