Fatih Mosque Cemetery

Fatih Mosque Cemetery is a cemetery in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Fatih Mosque Cemetery is situated nearby to the mosque Nakşidil Valide Sultan Türbesi, as well as near Fatih Resadiye Hotel.

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Type: Cemetery
Denomination: Sunni
Description: cemetery in Istanbul
Also known as: “Cemetery at the Fatih Mosque”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Valens Aqueduct.

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.

The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Valens Aqueduct is situated 490 metres southeast of Fatih Mosque Cemetery.

Molla Zeyrek Mosque

Mosque

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Zeyrek Mosque or the Monastery of the Pantokrator, is a large mosque on the Fazilet Street in the Zeyrek district of Fatih in Istanbul, overlooking the Golden Horn. Molla Zeyrek Mosque is situated 560 metres east of Fatih Mosque Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include İskenderpaşa and Vefa.

İskenderpaşa

Suburb

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İskenderpaşa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,024. It is in the European part of Istanbul.

Vefa

Quarter

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Vefa is part of the district of Fatih in Istanbul, and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.