Phanar district of Istanbul

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district of Istanbul historic neighborhood urban quarter

The Phanar district of Istanbul is a historic neighborhood along the Golden Horn, long associated with the Greek Orthodox community and serving as the spiritual and administrative center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Phanar 4
Fatih district, Istanbul 1
Phanar (Fener) Greek Orthodox community 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf district of Istanbul ⓘ
historic neighborhood ⓘ
urban quarter ⓘ
architecturalCharacter Neo-classical mansions ⓘ
Ottoman-era buildings ⓘ
historic houses ⓘ
narrow streets ⓘ
associatedWith Phanariotes ⓘ
contains Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George ⓘ
surface form: Patriarchal Church of St. George

Phanar Greek Orthodox College ⓘ
various Greek Orthodox churches ⓘ
culturalHeritage important site of Greek Orthodox cultural heritage in Istanbul ⓘ
demographicHistory historically Greek-speaking population ⓘ
significant population changes in 20th century ⓘ
governedBy Fatih district ⓘ
surface form: municipality of Fatih
hasAlternativeName Fener ⓘ
Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
surface form: Phanar
hasFeature view over the Golden Horn ⓘ
heritageStatus part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
surface form: Greek Orthodox community

Rum Orthodox population ⓘ
historicalRole center of Greek Orthodox life in Constantinople during Ottoman period ⓘ
seat of the Ecumenical Patriarch since the 17th century ⓘ
languageCurrentlyUsed Turkish ⓘ
languageHistoricallyUsed Greek ⓘ
locatedAlong Golden Horn ⓘ
locatedIn Istanbul ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
nameOrigin derived from Greek word for lantern or beacon (phanari) ⓘ
near Balat neighborhood ⓘ
surface form: Ayvansaray neighborhood

Balat neighborhood ⓘ
partOf Fatih district ⓘ
religionsPracticed Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
religiousSignificance seat of the first among equals of Eastern Orthodox patriarchs ⓘ
symbolic center of Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
servesAs administrative center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
spiritual center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople ⓘ
tourismAttraction cultural tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
transportAccess served by bus routes along the Golden Horn ⓘ
urbanType waterside neighborhood ⓘ
wasPartOf historic city of Constantinople ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople → associatedWith → Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phanar (Fener) Greek Orthodox community
Phanar district of Istanbul → hasAlternativeName → Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phanar
St. George’s Cathedral, Phanar → locatedIn → Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phanar district, Istanbul
St. George’s Cathedral, Phanar → locatedIn → Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fatih district, Istanbul
Patriarch Athenagoras I → officeLocation → Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phanar
this entity surface form: Phanar, Istanbul
Bartholomew I of Constantinople → residence → Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phanar
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople → residence → Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate → seat → Phanar district of Istanbul ⓘ
this entity surface form: Phanar