🏠 Okmeydanı

Turkey · Europe · 41.06°N, 28.97°E

Okmeydanı is a neighbourhood connected to Kağıthane and Şişli boroughs of Istanbul, Turkey. It was named after the archery area and archery lodge built by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire. Streets nearby have targeting stones to define the distances of the arrows. During the plague outbreak of 1597, people met in Okmeydanı for three weeks of communal prayers for deliverance from the disease by order of Sultan Mehmed III.

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Country	Turkey
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	41.06°N, 28.97°E · view on map

Okmeydanı is located in Turkey, in Europe.

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