Edirnekapı Şehitliği

Edirnekapı Şehitliği is a cemetery in Eyüpsultan, Istanbul. Edirnekapı Şehitliği is situated nearby to the cemetery Edirnekapı Ermeni Mezarlığı, as well as near Bayrampaşa Mezarlığı.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Walls of Blachernai and Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church.

Walls of Blachernai

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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. Walls of Blachernai is situated 1 km northeast of Edirnekapı Şehitliği.

Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church

Church

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Hagia Yorgi Greek Orthodox Church is situated 450 metres east of Edirnekapı Şehitliği.

Pammakaristos Church

Mosque

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The Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos, is one of the most famous Byzantine church buildings in Istanbul, Turkey, and was the last pre-Ottoman building to house the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Pammakaristos Church is situated 1¼ km east of Edirnekapı Şehitliği.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fener and Eyüpsultan.

Fener

Quarter

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Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. 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.

Eyüpsultan

Town

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Eyüpsultan or Eyüp is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 228 km2, and its population is 422,913. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea.