Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas

Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas is a church in , which is located on Kırkambar Sokağı. Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas is situated nearby to the university , as well as near the government office .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: church building in İstanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Aya Dimitri Kilisesi”
  • Address: Kırkambar Sokağı 6, Ayvansaray Mahallesi, İstanbul, Fatih, 34087

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Walls of Blachernai.

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The is the district of surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

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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 360 metres west of Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas.

Mosque
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is a former Eastern Orthodox church in , converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. In Çember Sokak in the neighbourhood of Ayvansaray, in the district of , Istanbul, it lies just inside the city at a short distance from the , at the foot of the sixth hill of Constantinople. is situated 180 metres northwest of Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fener and Hasköy.

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.

Quarter
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is a trading and residential district on the northern bank of the in , , . It includes the neighbourhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 12,736. It is on the eastern bank of .

Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas

Latitude
41.03714° or 41° 2′ 14″ north
Longitude
28.945° or 28° 56′ 42″ east
Open location code
8GHC2WPW+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 534077493
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q25475109
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Church of St. Demetrius Xyloportas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كنيسة آيا ديميتري”
  • Italian: “Ayios Dimitrios Kanabu”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Demetrio Canabo”
  • Italian: “San Demetrio Canabo”
  • Turkish: “Ayvansaray Aya Dimitri Kilisesi”

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