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Merkezefendi Cemetery

The Merkezefendi Cemetery is a burial ground situated in Merkezefendi neighborhood of district on the European part of , . The neighborhood and the cemetery are named after Merkez Efendi, an Ottoman Islamic scholar and Sufi.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in İstanbul
  • Also known as: “Gömüt”, “Kabristan”, “Makber”, “Merkez Efendi Mezarlığı”, “Mezarlık”, and “Sin”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Merkez Efendi Mosque and Panorama 1453 History Museum.

Mosque
Photo: Nidayi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 100 metres northwest of Merkezefendi Cemetery.

Museum
Photo: İlhami DİNÇ, Public domain.
The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is a historical museum in that opened on 31 January 2009. This museum shows the conquering of the city of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, by the troops of the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror on 29 May 1453. is situated 320 metres north of Merkezefendi Cemetery.

Mosque
Photo: Vano111ru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 350 metres southeast of Merkezefendi Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mevlanakapı and Samatya.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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
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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 . is situated 2½ km east of Merkezefendi Cemetery.

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Latitude
41.01534° or 41° 0′ 55″ north
Longitude
28.92086° or 28° 55′ 15″ east
Open location code
8GHC2W8C+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83717056
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q6819633
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Merkezefendi Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة مركز أفندي”
  • Azerbaijani: “Mərkəzəfəndi qəbiristanlığı”
  • Catalan: “cementiri de Merkezefendi”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Mezelgahê Merkezefendi”
  • French: “cimetière de Merkezefendi”
  • French: “Cimetière de Merkezefendi”
  • Greek: “νεκροταφείο του Μερκεζεφέντι”
  • Hebrew: “בית הקברות מרקזפנדי”
  • Hungarian: “Merkezefendi temető”
  • Italian: “Cimitero di Merkezefendi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Merkezefendi Mezarlığı”
  • Persian: “گورستان مرکزافندی”
  • Russian: “Кладбище Меркезэфенди”
  • Turkish: “Merkezefendi mezarlığı”
  • Turkish: “Merkezefendi Mezarlığı”
  • Ukrainian: “Кладовище Меркезефенді”
  • Welsh: “Mynwent Merkezefendi”
  • “Merkezefendi Kabristanı”
  • “Merkezefendi Mezarlığı”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include İBB Kara Surları Mevlanakapı Kütüphanesi and Merkezefendi Millet Kıraathanesi.

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