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Selimiye may refer to: * Selimiye Mosque (other), the name of various mosques. * Selimiye (Marmaris), a village in Muğla Province, on the Bozburun peninsula, Turkey * Selimiye, Üsküdar, a neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey ** Selimiye Barracks, located in Selimiye, Üsküdar * Selimiye, a former name for the town Side, Antalya Province, Turkey * Selimiye (Milas), a village in Muğla Province, near Milas, Turkey * Selimiye Tunnel, a road tunnel between Hopa and Kemalpaşa in Artvin Province, Turkey * Selimiye, Ceyhan, a neighbourhood in the Ceyhan district of Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selimiye Mosque (other)
Selimiye Mosque may refer to: * Selimiye Mosque, Edirne, Turkey * Selimiye Mosque, Üsküdar, in Istanbul, Turkey * Selimiye Mosque, Konya, Turkey * Selimiye Mosque, Nicosia Selimiye Mosque ( ''Témenos Selimigié''; ), historically known as Cathedral of Saint Sophia or Ayasofya Mosque (), is a former Christian cathedral converted into a mosque, located in North Nicosia. It has historically been the main mosque on ..., Cyprus * Selimie Mosque, Albania {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selimiye (Marmaris)
Selimiye is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Marmaris, Muğla Province, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen .... Its population is 1,308 (2022). It lies in the Bozburun Peninsula. References Neighbourhoods in Marmaris District {{Muğla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selimiye, Üsküdar
Selimiye is neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 8,499 (2022). It is on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. It takes its name from Sultan Selim III who commissioned a barracks here that led to the creation of a new neighbourhood in its vicinity. History The Selimiye Barracks was established in 1800 by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III for his newly reformed military forces, the Nizâm-ı Cedîd. Its establishment led to the development of the Selimiye neighbourhood as Turkey's first formally planned neighbourhood. Centrepiece is the magnificent Ottoman baroque Selimiye Mosque built in 1801 for the soldiers in the nearby barracks. Sultan Selim's barracks quickly burnt down and were recommissioned in stone by Sultan Mahmud II in 1825. The original barracks only had a single wing but during the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid the Turkish-Armenian architect Krikor Balyan added another three wings, thereby creating a centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selimiye Barracks
Selimiye Barracks (), also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in Selimiye in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally built in 1800 by Sultan Selim III for the soldiers of the newly established '' Nizam-ı Cedid'' (literally "New Order") within the framework of the Ottoman military reform efforts. Today, it serves as the headquarters of the First Army of Turkish Land Forces. The Barracks is situated in the Harem neighbourhood between Üsküdar and Kadıköy, close to the Sea of Marmara. The highway connecting the ferry terminal and the overland bus terminal to the motorway O.2 Istanbul-Ankara runs right past the barracks. Construction The original wooden barracks was designed by Krikor Balyan but was burnt down in 1806 by rebel Janissaries, who were resisting the sultan's reforms. Sultan Mahmud II commissioned the rebuilding of the barracks in stone in 1825 and the work was completed on 6 February 182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side, Turkey
Side (formerly ''Selimiye)'' is a city on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It includes the modern resort town and the ruins of the ancient city of Side, one of the best-known classical sites in the country. Modern Side is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 14,527 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). It lies near Manavgat, 78 km from Antalya. It is located on the eastern part of the Pamphylian coast, which lies about 20 km east of the mouth of the Eurymedon River. Today, as in antiquity, the ancient city is situated on a small north-south peninsula about 1 km long and 400 m across. History Pseudo-Scylax, Strabo and Arrian record that Side was founded by Greek settlers from Cyme in Aeolis, a region of western Anatolia. This most likely occurred in the 7th century BC. A basalt column base from the 7th century BC found in the excavations and attributabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selimiye (Milas)
Selimiye is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Milas, Muğla Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,859 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town (''belde''). In the vicinity are the ruins of the ancient city of Euromus Euromus or Euromos () – also, Europus or Europos (Εὐρωπός), Eunomus or Eunomos (Εὔνωμος), Philippi or Philippoi (Φίλιπποι); earlier Kyromus and Hyromus – was an ancient city in Caria, Anatolia; the ruins are ap .... References Neighbourhoods in Milas District {{Muğla-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selimiye Tunnel
The Selimiye Tunnel () is a road tunnel constructed on the Black Sea Coastal Highway between Hopa and Kemalpaşa in Artvin Province, northeastern Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen .... Situated near Selimiye village, the -long single-tube tunnel carries two lanes of traffic in east-bound direction only. Selimiye Tunnel is flanked by a series of shorter tunnels on the same route. The construction of the tunnel was preceded by a major landslide, which occurs often in the region. After the east-bound part of divided highway was blocked by a landslide, traffic was maintained a long time on the west-bound part. The problem was solved by building of a series of tunnels built on the east-bound highway part in the vicinity of Selimiye village. The construction wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selimiye, Ceyhan
Selimiye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Ceyhan, Adana Province, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen .... Its population is 137 (2022). References Neighbourhoods in Ceyhan District {{Adana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceyhan
Ceyhan () is a municipality and district of Adana Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,426 km2, and its population is 158,922 (2022). It is the most populous district of the province, outside the city of Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eastern and Central Asian oil and natural gas. The city is situated on the Ceyhan River that flows through Çukurova plain. The Ceyhan River is dammed at Aslantas to provide flood control and irrigation for the lower river basin around Ceyhan. Climate Ceyhan has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: ''Csa'') with very hot, muggy summers with low precipitation, and mild, rainy winters. Economy Ceyhan's marine transport terminal is the Mediterranean terminus of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline (the "BTC") which brings crude oil from the landlocked Caspian Sea across Azerbaijan and Georgia, and entering Turkey in the northeast. The pipeline was completed in May 2005. The terminal contains seven storage tanks, a jetty capable of loa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
