İskenderpaşa explained
| Type: | neighbourhood |
| Province: | Istanbul |
| District: | Fatih |
| İskenderpaşa |
| Population Total: | 12024 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Coordinates: | 41.0144°N 28.9489°W |
İskenderpaşa is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 12,024 (2022).[2] 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.[3]
- Kıztaşı(Maidenstone): located in the middle of a small square in Fatih district, the structure consists of an 8.75 m high column erected in two pieces of red-gray Egyptian marble brought from 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 Sultan Mahmut II and the mother of Sultan Abdulaziz.
- Saraçhane Archaeological Park: the artifacts displayed in the Sarachkhane Archaeological Park were discovered during the excavation of a new boulevard, the construction of which began on the orders of the then Prime Minister Adnan Menderes in the late 1950s.[4]
Metro
Aksaray Metro Station is an underground metro station located on Adnan Menderes Boulevard (Vatan Caddesi) in the İskenderpaşa district of Fatih. It commissioned on September 3, 1989.[5] The station is one of the first modern metro stations in Istanbul.[6]
Metro station is located on the M1A (Yenikapi — Ataturk Airport) and M1B (Yenikapi — Kirazli) lines of the Istanbul Metro.
Notes and References
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle
- Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 12 July 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
- Web site: Historia Alışveriş ve Yaşam Merkezi . 2023-05-21 . www.historia.com.tr.
- Web site: Arkeofili . 2018-10-19 . Saraçhane Arkeoloji Parkı'ndaki Eserler Bank Olarak Kullanılıyor . 2023-05-21 . Arkeofili . tr.
- Web site: Yenikapı-Kirazlı Metro Hattı . 2023-05-21 . www.metro.istanbul.
- Web site: Metro Istanbul . 2 February 2022 . Genel Tanıtım Katalogu 2021 .
