Eyüpsultan
District and municipality in Istanbul, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eyüpsultan or Eyüp (pronounced [ˈejyp]) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 228 km2,[3] and its population is 422,913 (2022).[1] The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea. Eyüp is also the name of a prominent neighborhood and former village in the district, located at the confluence of the Kâğıthane and Alibey streams at the head of the Golden Horn. The Eyüp neighborhood is a historically important area, especially for Turkish Muslims, due to the presence of the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the prominent Medinan companion (Ansar) and standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[4]
Eyüpsultan | |
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District and municipality | |
Coordinates: 41°2′20″N 28°56′05″E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Istanbul |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mithat Bülent Özmen (CHP) |
Area | 228 km2 (88 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | 422,913 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Area code | 0212 |
Website | www |
It became a district centre in 1936, after some parts of Fatih, Çatalca and Sarıyer were joined; later it also included Gaziosmanpaşa and Bayrampaşa districts.[citation needed] Its present boundaries were established after the borough of Yayla was given to Sultangazi in 2009. Its neighbours are Sarıyer in the east, Kâğıthane and Beyoğlu in the southeast, Gaziosmanpaşa, Bayrampaşa, Fatih and Sultangazi in the south, Başakşehir in the southwest and Arnavutköy in the west. The municipality was named after Abu Ayyub al-Ansari by the Ottoman Turks.