İskenderpaşa

	İskenderpaşa İskenderpaşa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 12,024 (2022). It is in the European part of Istanbul. It is considered one of the most visited areas of Istanbul, as it is located near the shopping center of the city. Sites * Historia Shopping and Life Center: an indoor shopping center with a fountain, a variety of shops, restaurants, a cinema and a food court. * Kıztaşı(Maidenstone): located in the middle of a small square in Fati Municipality, Fatih district, the structure consists of an 8.75 m high column erected in two pieces of red-gray Egyptian marble brought from Aswan (Aswan, Syene) and a 2.35 m high quadrilateral pedestal. * Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque: a grand Ottoman imperial mosque built by Pertevniyal Valide Sultan, the wife of Mahmud II, Sultan Mahmut II and the mother of Abdulaziz, Sultan Abdulaziz. * Saraçhane Archaeological Park: the artifacts displayed in the Sarachkhane Archa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fatih Fatih () is a 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 (including the mayor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the courthouse. It encompasses the historical peninsula, coinciding with old Constantinople. In 2009, the district of Eminönü, which had been a separate municipality located at the tip of the peninsula, was once again remerged into Fatih because of its small population. Fatih is bordered by the Golden Horn to the north and the Sea of Marmara to the south, while the Western border is demarked by the Theodosian wall and the east by the Bosphorus Strait. History Byzantine era Historic Byzantine districts encompassed by present-day Fatih include: ''Exokiónion'', ''Aurelianae'', ''Xerólophos'', '' ta Eleuthérou'', ''Helenianae'', ''ta Dalmatoú'', ''Sígma'', '' Psamátheia'', ''ta K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque The Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque, also known as the Aksaray Valide Mosque (), is a grand Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the intersection of Ordu Street and Atatürk Boulevard in the Aksaray neighborhood beside the Pertevniyal High School (Turkish: ''Pertevniyal Lisesi'') which was also built by the order of Sultana Pertevniyal in 1872. The mosque attracts 400-500 worshipers during regular prayer times and over 2,500 worshipers during Friday prayers. The mosque's location was regarded as important to the Valide Sultan and royal family, as Aksaray was a vital commercial center during the Ottoman period. At the time what is now a busy pedestrian thoroughfare was known for its overwhelming beauty, with plentiful gardens and orchards. History One of the last mosques built in Istanbul during the Ottoman Empire, the Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque was created for Pertevniyal Sultan, a consort of Sultan Mahmud II and mother of Sultan Abdülaziz. It was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Aksaray Metro Istasyonu Girişi (2) Aksaray () is a city in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Aksaray Province and Aksaray District.İl Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023. Its population is 247,147 (2021). In 2021 the province had an estimated population of 429,069 distributed over about . The average elevation is , with the highest point being Mount Hasan, Mt. Hasan (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Hasan Dağı'') at . The city of Aksaray has a long history and was an important stopover point on the Silk Road that transited Anatolia for centuries. It is a mid-sized city with the Melendiz River, Melendiz river running through it and several monuments dating back to the pre-Ottoman era as well as some impressive exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]