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Istanbul centre map
Center of istanbul map. Istanbul centre map (Turkey) to print. Istanbul centre map (Turkey) to download. The Kadıköy district is the center of the Anatolian side of the city as its shown in istanbul centre map, and it is also one of its oldest districts in Istanbul. One of Kadıköy modern neighborhoods is Fikirtepe, and excavations indicated that it was a settlement area as far back as 3,000 B.C. Even then name Kadıköy comes from Chalcedon, a Phoenician word meaning, ironically, “new city”. The poly-centric structure within the Istanbul metropolitan area may be classified into: the districts of istanbul centre and suburban districts
The central quarter of historical Istanbul, where the imperial old city was also located as its mentioned in istanbul centre map. The quarter of istanbul centre is the house of the most significant historical remnants such as, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, museums, tourist hotels, shops restaurants and ancient Hippodrome at the very center which was scene of chariot races and the center of Byzantine civic life. It was the place where the Nika Riot started in 532 AD.