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Blue Mosque

Local name: Sultan Ahmet camii

Located in Fatih, Istanbul Coordinates: 41°00′19″ N 28°58′36″ E

Blue Mosque
Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Istanbul
2.5 km NW
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Elevation
37 m
above sea level
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
SAW Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport30 km
IST İstanbul Airport36 km

About Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque is a tourist attraction. Location: Fatih, Istanbul.

From Wikipedia

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii), popularly known as the Blue Mosque, is an Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed between 1609 and 1617 during the rule of Ahmed I. It attracts a large number of tourists and is one of the most iconic and popular monuments of Ottoman architecture. The mosque has a classical Ottoman layout with a central dome surrounded by four semi-domes over the prayer hall.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1609
Opened
1616
Architect
Sedefkar Mehmed Ağa
Architectural style
Ottoman architecture
Heritage designation
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Height
64 m
Length
0.1 km

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Blue Mosque

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 8° · Rain 89 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Aydin · 365 km south19°
Hottest month
July (day 29°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (113 mm)
Driest month
July (25 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Blue Mosque
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°17°22°26°29°28°25°20°15°11°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°8°12°17°19°19°16°12°8°5°
Precipitation (mm)9564644738312535427589113

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Blue Mosque

The nearest airport is Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW), 30 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Istanbul, 2 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) Pendik, Istanbul 30 kmsoutheast
  • İstanbul Airport (IST) Istanbul 36 kmnorthwest
  • Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ) Çorlu 90 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Istanbul Population: 15.7M 2 kmnorthwest
  • Fatih Population: 356K 4 kmnorthwest
  • Üsküdar Population: 524.5K 4 kmnortheast
  • Şişli Population: 314.7K 6 kmnorth
  • Zeytinburnu Population: 280.9K 6 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Blue Mosque

Within 100 km: 157 historic and cultural sites, 158 natural sites, 233 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km169 places

  • Andirovitha Island Island 22 kmSE
  • Pita Island Island 16 kmSE
  • Princes Islands Island 14 kmSE
  • Proti Island Island 12 kmSE

25–60 km152 places

  • Karaburun Plajı Beach 43 kmNW
  • Karaburun Sahili Plaj Beach 46 kmNW
  • Yeniköy Plajı Beach 42 kmNW
  • Kara Burun Plaji Beach 44 kmNW

60–100 km227 places

  • Yeniköy Plaj Beach 84 kmSW
  • Sedef Adası Island 95 kmSW
  • Mutlu Adası Island 98 kmS
  • Mola Adaları Island 97 kmSW

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