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İskender Pasha Mosque

İskender Pasha Mosque is a historic located in the neighborhood of the district of , 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.
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Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Mosque
  • Description: mosque in 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
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge, is a bridge in , spanning the Bosphorus strait. When completed in 1988, it was the 5th-longest suspension bridge span in the world. is situated 1 km southwest of İskender Pasha Mosque.

Cemetery
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The is a burial ground located on the part of , . It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here. is situated 310 metres south of İskender Pasha Mosque.

Museum
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sabancı University is a private fine arts museum in , , dedicated to calligraphic art, religious and state documents, as well as paintings of the Ottoman era. is situated 1 km northwest of İskender Pasha Mosque.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanlıca and Emirgan.

Suburb
Photo: Kurmanbek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 3,943. It is on the side of the Bosphorus strait. It is known for a yogurt sprinkled with caster sugar, which is sold in local cafés.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 8,052. It is a leafy, middle-class suburb of , on the western shore of the Bosphorus north of the .

Suburb
Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 10,073. It is on the European side of .

İskender Pasha Mosque

Latitude
41.09995° or 41° 5′ 60″ north
Longitude
29.06597° or 29° 3′ 58″ east
Open location code
8GHF33X8+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 894905719
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­mosque
Wiki­data ID
Q6104328
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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”
  • 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”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kanlıca Parkı and Mihrabat Nature Park.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “İskender Pasha Mosque”. Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.