İskender Pasha Mosque
İskender Pasha Mosque is a historic mosque located in the Kanlıca neighborhood of the Beykoz district of Istanbul, Turkey. Located across the Kanlıca Pier, the mosque was commissioned by Kazasker Gazi İskender Pasha and designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan in 1559–60.- Type: Mosque
- Description: mosque in İstanbul, Turkey
- Also known as: “İskender Pasha Mosque, Kanlıca” and “İskenderpaşa Camii”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include bridge Faith Sultan Mehmet and Kanlıca Cemetery.
bridge Faith Sultan Mehmet
Bridge
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus Strait. When completed in 1988, it was the 5th-longest suspension bridge span in the world. bridge Faith Sultan Mehmet is situated 1 km southwest of İskender Pasha Mosque.
Kanlıca Cemetery
Cemetery
The Kanlıca Cemetery is a burial ground located on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here. Kanlıca Cemetery is situated 310 metres south of İskender Pasha Mosque.
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Museum
The Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum is a private fine arts museum in Istanbul, Turkey, dedicated to calligraphic art, religious and state documents, as well as paintings of the Ottoman era. Sakıp Sabancı Museum is situated 1 km northwest of İskender Pasha Mosque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kanlıca and Emirgan.
Kanlıca
Suburb
Kanlıca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beykoz, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,885. It is on the Asian side of the Bosphorus strait. It is known for a yogurt sprinkled with caster sugar, which is sold in local cafés.
Emirgan
Suburb
Emirgan is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,052. It is a leafy, middle-class suburb of Istanbul, on the western shore of the Bosphorus north of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge.
Rumelihisarı
Suburb
Rumelihisarı is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 10,073. It is on the European side of Istanbul.
İskender Pasha Mosque
- Categories: congregational mosque, historic building, külliye, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.09995° or 41° 5′ 60″ north
Longitude
29.06597° or 29° 3′ 58″ east
Open location code
8GHF33X8+X9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=mosque
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“İskender Pasha Mosque” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامع إسكندر باشا”
- Fulah: “İskender Pasha Mosque”
- Indonesian: “Masjid İskender Pasha Kanlıca”
- Spanish: “Mezquita de İskender Paşa (Kanlıca)”
- Spanish: “Mezquita de İskender Paşa”
- Turkish: “Gazi İskender Paşa Camii”
- Turkish: “İskender Paşa Camii”
- Turkish: “İskenderpaşa Camii”
- Turkish: “Kanlıca Camii”
- Urdu: “اسکندر پاشا مسجد، کانلیجا”
- Uzbek: “İskender posho masjidi (Kanlıca)”
- Uzbek: “İskender posho masjidi”
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Highlights include Kanlıca Parkı and Mihrabat Nature Park.
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