Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II

Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II is a tomb in , . Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II is situated nearby to the post office , as well as near the mosque .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a .

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of , . The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the on the historical peninsula of , was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. is situated 130 metres northwest of Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II.

Square
Photo: Antoine-François Andréossy, Public domain.
The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Today it is a square in , Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. is situated 340 metres southwest of Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Beyazıt.

Suburb
Photo: Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Suburb
Photo: Khateeb88, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Quarter
Photo: HALUK COMERTEL, CC BY 3.0.
, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of within the district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.

Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II

Latitude
41.00793° or 41° 0′ 29″ north
Longitude
28.97972° or 28° 58′ 47″ east
Height
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
8GHC2X5H+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 709381141
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Breton—“Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ضريح السلطان سليم الثاني”
  • Breton: “Kañvdi ar Sultan Selim II”

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