Sultanahmet neighborhood

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The Sultanahmet neighborhood is Istanbul’s historic core, famed for its concentration of major landmarks such as the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, and other Byzantine and Ottoman-era sites.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sultanahmet area 8
Sultanahmet neighborhood canonical 7
Sultanahmet 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
neighborhood
architecturalStyles Byzantine architecture
Islamic architecture
Ottoman architecture
contains Arasta Bazaar
Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi
linked to: Hagia Sophia

Basilica Cistern
Blue Mosque
German Fountain
Gülhane Park
Hagia Sophia
Hippodrome of Constantinople
Ibrahim Pasha Palace
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Obelisk of Theodosius
Serpent Column
Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Sultanahmet Square
Topkapı Palace
linked to: Topkapi Palace

Walled Obelisk
country Turkey
governedBy Fatih Municipality
hasMuseums yes
hasPublicSquares yes
hasReligiousSites yes
heritageStatus part of Historic Areas of Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalPeriodRepresented Byzantine Empire
Ottoman Empire
knownFor Byzantine-era monuments
Ottoman-era monuments
concentration of major historical landmarks
locatedIn Fatih district
Istanbul
namedAfter Sultan Ahmed I
near Golden Horn
Sea of Marmara
partOf European side of Istanbul
historic peninsula of Istanbul
primaryFunction cultural tourism
primaryLanguageSpoken Turkish
religiousTradition predominantly Islamic
tourism major tourist destination
transportAccess Sultanahmet tram station
UNESCOWorldHeritageSince 1985
urbanCharacter mixed residential and touristic

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Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Istanbul Archaeological Museums locatedIn Sultanahmet neighborhood
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque locatedIn Sultanahmet area
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Sultanahmet Square locatedIn Sultanahmet neighborhood
Nuruosmaniye Gate near Sultanahmet area
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
former Stoa Basilica modernSite Sultanahmet district of Istanbul
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Altın Boynuz locatedNear Sultanahmet
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Great Palace of Constantinople remainsLocatedUnder Sultanahmet district of Istanbul
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Fatih, Istanbul contains Sultanahmet neighborhood
Istanbul Peninsula contains Sultanahmet
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Sirkeci area adjacentTo Sultanahmet area
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Beyazıt neighborhood near Sultanahmet neighborhood
Kumkapı locatedNear Sultanahmet
subject linked to: Kumkapı neighborhood
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Küçük Ayasofya locatedNear Sultanahmet neighborhood
Karaköy connectedTo Sultanahmet area
subject linked to: Karaköy neighborhood
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Salacak coast faces Sultanahmet area
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Archaeological Museum (main building) locatedIn Sultanahmet area
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Museum of the Ancient Orient locatedInArea Sultanahmet
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Eminönü ferry docks near Sultanahmet
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Atmeydanı locatedIn Sultanahmet neighborhood
Cankurtaran neighborhood locatedIn Sultanahmet area
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood
Cankurtaran neighborhood adjacentTo Sultanahmet neighborhood
Haseki neighborhood nearby Sultanahmet area
linked to: Sultanahmet neighborhood