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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Historic Areas of Istanbul is about 12 km south of Istanbul. The nearest other World Heritage site is Bursa and Cumalıkızık, about 90 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Istanbul · about 10,061,000 peopleabout 12 km north
  • İzmit · about 467,000 peopleabout 85 km east
  • Bursa · about 1,492,000 peopleabout 90 km south
  • Sakarya · about 287,000 peopleabout 120 km east
  • Adapazarı · about 260,000 peopleabout 120 km east
  • Tekirdağ · about 122,000 peopleabout 120 km west
Historic Areas of Istanbul5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Historic Areas of Istanbul and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesBursa and Cumalıkızık1Ancient City of Nessebar2Selimiye Mosque3Pergamon4Troy5Historic Areas of Istanbul
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
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Troy

TürkiyeCultural260 km away

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