Istanbul Peninsula

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The Istanbul Peninsula is the historic core of Istanbul, Turkey, bounded by the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus, and the Sea of Marmara, and home to many of the city’s most significant Ottoman and Byzantine landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic peninsula
urban district
boundedBy Bosphorus
linked to: Bosporus

Golden Horn
Sea of Marmara
contains Aksaray
Balat
Basilica Cistern
Beyazıt Square
Blue Mosque
Chora Church
Constantine’s Column
Eminönü area
linked to: Eminönü

Fatih Mosque
Fatih district
Fener
Golden Gate of the Land Walls
Grand Bazaar
Gülhane Park
Hagia Sophia
Hippodrome of Constantinople
Historic Areas of Istanbul
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Istanbul University Beyazıt campus
linked to: Beyazıt Campus

Little Hagia Sophia
Sirkeci
Spice Bazaar
Sultanahmet
Süleymaniye Mosque
linked to: Suleymaniye Mosque

Theodosian Walls
Topkapı Palace
linked to: Topkapi Palace

Unkapanı
Yedikule Fortress
Yenikapı
Zeyrek Mosque
country Turkey
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site core area
hasSignificance contains many major Byzantine landmarks
contains many major Ottoman landmarks
historicalRole center of Byzantine Constantinople
center of Ottoman Istanbul
historic core of Istanbul
locatedIn Istanbul
Marmara Region
locatedOn European side of Istanbul
partOf Istanbul metropolitan area
linked to: Istanbul
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1985
UNESCOListing Historic Areas of Istanbul
usedFor governmental functions
religious activities
tourism

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Fatih Mosque locatedOn Istanbul Peninsula
Sultanahmet Square locatedIn historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Çamlıca Hill viewOf historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Haliç flowsBetween historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Haseki Hürrem Sultan Mosque complex partOf Historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Gülbahar Hatun Tomb (Istanbul) locatedIn historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Üsküdar Square hasViewOf Istanbul historic peninsula
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Mısır Çarşısı partOf historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Eminönü ferry docks locatedInArea historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Çemberlitaş area locatedIn historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Bozdoğan Kemeri Caddesi partOf historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Eminönü Square locatedIn historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
city walls of Istanbul locatedIn historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Cankurtaran neighborhood partOf historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Fener neighborhood partOf historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula
Unkapanı neighborhood partOf historic peninsula of Istanbul
linked to: Istanbul Peninsula