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    The Historic Areas of Istanbul are a group of sites in the capital district of Fatih in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. These areas were added to the UNESCO...
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    landmarks in Istanbul. The historic areas of Istanbul are cited as UNESCO World Heritage Site. Topkapı Palace Fountain of Ahmed III Hippodrome of Constantinople...
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    Sarayburnu (category Quarters of Fatih)
    of Marmara in Istanbul, Turkey. The area is where the Topkapı Palace and Gülhane Park stand. Sarayburnu is included in the historic areas of Istanbul...
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    International ranks Istanbul as the second most visited cities in the world, welcoming 23 million visitors. The historic centre of Istanbul is a UNESCO World...
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    World Heritage Site list in 1985 under the name of "Historic Areas of Istanbul". After the Peace of Zsitvatorok, seen as a blow to Ottoman prestige,...
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  • Hospital of Divriği, Historic Areas of Istanbul and Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia, were inscribed on the list at the 9th Session of the...
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    Heritage Sites in Istanbul Historic Areas of Istanbul Column of Constantine Column of Marcian Column of the Goths Forum of Constantine Forum of Theodosius Hippodrome...
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  • Turkey Greater Istanbul Historic Areas of Istanbul Istanbul Province Istanbul Square, an urban feature in Lahore, Pakistan Istanbul Vilayet, a historical...
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    Balat, Fatih (redirect from Balat, Istanbul)
    World Heritage List as one of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, and in the late 1990s and early 2000s was the subject of a number of controversial renovation...
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    Officials of the ministry as well as armed guards of the Turkish military guard the complex. The Topkapı Palace forms a part the Historic Areas of Istanbul, a...
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    the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman empires between its consecration in 330 AD to 1930, when it was renamed to Istanbul. Constantinople...
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    the city limits of Istanbul, including areas of the historic city center, Fatih, as well as edge cities built outside the historic core. Important "edge...
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    Rock Sites of Cappadocia Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği Hattusha: the Hittite Capital Hierapolis-Pamukkale Historic Areas of Istanbul Nemrut Dağ...
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  • The city of Istanbul has been known by a number of different names. The most notable names besides the modern Turkish name are Byzantium, Constantinople...
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    artifacts, uncovered by archeologists at the beginning of the 21st century, indicate that Istanbul's historic peninsula was settled as far back as the 6th millennium...
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    Zeyrek (category Neighbourhoods of Fatih)
    western side of Zeyrek. The centre of Zeyrek forms part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul World Heritage Site. Some of the old wooden houses here were restored...
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  • This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee...
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    surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey) since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine...
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    Selimiye Mosque, Edirne (category Historic sites in Turkey)
    peak of Ottoman military and cultural power. Sultan Selim II, the son and successor of Suleiman the Magnificent, chose Edirne instead of Istanbul (the...
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  • Capitol mall, Altunizade Istanbul's Central Business District as the real estate industry refers to it, is not the historic city center, but a 7-km-long...
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    in the years leading up to 2010. Since 1985, the monuments of the historic areas of Istanbul, including the Column, have been listed as a UNESCO World...
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    designated as the F2 line on the Istanbul transport map) is a historic, underground, rubber-tyred funicular line in Istanbul, Turkey. It has two stations...
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    Of Istanbul's Historic Topkapı Palace". en.milligazete.com.tr. Retrieved 2 August 2020. "Erdoğan administration takes control of Istanbul's historic Topkapı...
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    Sarıyer (redirect from Sarıyer, Istanbul)
    district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 177 km2 and its population is 350,454 (2022). It is on the northeastern part of Istanbul's European...
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    Fatih (redirect from Fatih, İstanbul)
    municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km2, and its population is 368,227 (2022). It is home to almost all of the provincial authorities...
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  • Cultural Area". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2021-07-31. "Historic Areas of Istanbul". UNESCO. Retrieved 7 Dec 2011. "Historic Centre of Sheki...
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    Bosporus (redirect from Strait of Istanbul)
    Turkish: İstanbul Boğazı, lit. 'Istanbul strait', colloquially Boğaz) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul, Turkey...
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    pronunciation: [ysˈcydaɾ]) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 35 km2, and its population is 524,452 (2022). It is a...
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    of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in the Asian side of Istanbul...
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  • Istanbul University, also known as University of Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul Üniversitesi), is a prominent public research university located in Istanbul...
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