Ümraniye
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View of Ümraniye from Kirişhane Cd. On the left, the minaret and the dome of the Hazreti Ömer Mosque
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 Location of Ümraniye in Istanbul |
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 Ümraniye
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| Coordinates: 41°07′59″N 28°08′30″E / 41.13306°N 28.14167°ECoordinates: 41°07′59″N 28°08′30″E / 41.13306°N 28.14167°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| City | Istanbul |
| province | Istanbul |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hasan Can (AKP) |
| • Governor | Mehmet Ali Yıldırım |
| Area | |
| • District | 163.09 km2 (62.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • District | 645,238 |
| • District density | 4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Area code(s) | 0-216 |
| Website |
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Ümraniye (pronounced [ymˈɾaːnije]) is a very large working class district of Istanbul, Turkey, with a population of over 650,000. It became district in 1987 by secession from Üsküdar. Also; Ömerli, Koçullu, Sırapınar and Hüseyinli villages were separated from Beykoz district in same year. Finally, Nişantepe quarter passed from Samandıra, where bound to Kartal, to Alemdar, where bound to Ümraniye in 2002. It has 7 municipalities: Ümraniye, Çekmeköy, Sarıgazi, Yenidoğan, Taşdelen (formerly Sultançiftliği), Alemdar (formerly Alemdağ) and Ömerli. Its neighbours are; Şile the northeast, Kartal the southeast, Kadıköy the south, Üsküdar the west and Beykoz the northwest. The mayor is Hasan Can (AKP).
Ümraniye is located on high ground just inland from Üsküdar. It began as a small village of under 900 people mainly immigrated from Black Sea Region, but in the early 1950s. Its population grew far beyond its capacity during the 1970s and 1980s due to migration to the cities from rural areas of Anatolia.
The growth of Ümraniye was better controlled than other districts that also attracted workers on the European side (such as Esenler or Gaziosmanpaşa); there are better, wider roads through the district, more space between the blocks and more green space in general. And better amenities, a large commercial district grew up to support this large population, the main road through the centre has shiny public buildings, big shops, shopping centres, branches of all the banks etc. And Ümraniye has high schools, a courthouse, cultural amenities such as cinema and all the other infrastructure of an urban area. And the traffic of course.Although it used to be a little village,Ümraniye now gives high class opportunities to its elites.
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