Balat
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Balat is a historic neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, known for its colorful houses, steep cobbled streets, and rich Jewish and multicultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balat canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
neighborhood ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Ayvansaray
ⓘ
Fener ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
bay-windowed houses
ⓘ
colorfully painted facades ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ottoman residential architecture ⓘ |
| contains |
Ahrida Synagogue
ⓘ
Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate vicinity ⓘ Ferruh Kethüda Mosque ⓘ Surp Hreşdagabet Armenian Church ⓘ Yanbol Synagogue ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Armenian heritage
ⓘ
Greek Orthodox heritage ⓘ Jewish heritage ⓘ Muslim heritage ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list area
|
| historicalLanguagesUsed |
Armenian
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) ⓘ
surface form:
Ladino
|
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Armenian community
ⓘ
Greek Orthodox community ⓘ Sephardi Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardic Jews
|
| historicalPeriodOfGrowth | Ottoman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jewish heritage
ⓘ
Ottoman-era houses ⓘ cafés and boutique shops ⓘ colorful houses ⓘ historic synagogues ⓘ multicultural heritage ⓘ steep cobbled streets ⓘ street photography ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Turkish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Istanbul ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Fatih, Istanbul
ⓘ
surface form:
Fatih
|
| locatedNear | Golden Horn ⓘ |
| locatedOn | European side of Istanbul ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody |
Golden Horn
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Horn shoreline
|
| municipality |
Fatih district
ⓘ
surface form:
Fatih Municipality
|
| partOf |
Fener–Balat historic area
ⓘ
historic peninsula of Istanbul ⓘ |
| region | Marmara Region ⓘ |
| streetPattern |
cobbled streets
ⓘ
narrow streets ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | popular tourist destination ⓘ |
| transportConnection | served by buses from central Istanbul ⓘ |
| urbanRenewalStatus | subject to gentrification ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.