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Grand bazaar istanbul map
Istanbul bazaar map. Grand bazaar istanbul map (Turkey) to print. Grand bazaar istanbul map (Turkey) to download. The grand bazaar istanbul (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning "Covered Bazaar"; also: Turkish: Büyük Çarşı, meaning "Grand Bazaar" ) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 3,000 shops as its shown in grand bazaar istanbul map which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.
The Grand Bazaar is located inside the walled city of Istanbul, in the district of Fatih and in the neighborhood (Turkish: Mahalle) bearing the same name ("Kapalıçarşı") as its mentioned in grand bazaar istanbul map. Grand bazaar istanbul stretches roughly from west to east between the mosques of Beyazit and of Nuruosmaniye. The grand bazaar istanbul can easily be reached from Sultanahmet and Sirkeci by tram ( Line "T1", tram stop "Beyazıt-Kapalıçarşı").
Today the grand bazaar istanbul is a thriving complex, employing 26,000 people visited by between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily, and one of the major landmarks of Istanbul as you can see in grand bazaar istanbul map. Grand bazaar istanbul must fight the competition of the giant malls built everywhere in Istanbul, but its beauty and fascination represent a formidable advantage for it. According to the head of the Grand Bazaar Artisans Association, the complex has been in 2011 - the year of its 550th birthday - the most visited monument in the world.