Kandilli, Üsküdar

Coordinates: 41°4′23″N 29°3′28″E / 41.07306°N 29.05778°E / 41.07306; 29.05778
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Kandilli
Neighbourhood
Location of Üsküdar in Istanbul
Location of Üsküdar in Istanbul
Coordinates: 41°4′23″N 29°3′28″E / 41.07306°N 29.05778°E / 41.07306; 29.05778
Country Turkey
ProvinceIstanbul
DistrictÜsküdar
Time zoneGMT +2
Area code(+90) 212

Kandilli is a neighbourhood of Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey.

It lies on the Asian bank of Bosphorus and is home to some of Istanbul's in-city forests. The Kandilli Anatolian High School for Girls (Turkish: Kandilli Anadolu Kız Lisesi) was one of the first girl's high schools in Ottoman Turkey. The Kandilli Observatory, a facility of Boğaziçi University, is dedicated mostly to earthquake science. Within its campus, the Kandilli Earthquake Museum is located.


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