Şamlar




Village in İstanbul Province, Turkey















































Şamlar
Village


Şamlar is located in Turkey

Şamlar

Şamlar



Location in Turkey

Coordinates: 41°07′N 28°44′E / 41.117°N 28.733°E / 41.117; 28.733Coordinates: 41°07′N 28°44′E / 41.117°N 28.733°E / 41.117; 28.733
Country
 Turkey
Province İstanbul Province
District Başakşehir
Elevation
50 m (165 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,448
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 34306
Area code(s) 0212
Licence plate 34

Şamlar is a village in Başakşehir district of İstanbul Province, Turkey. It is situated in the European portion of Turkey, so called Rumeli at 41°07′N 28°44′E / 41.117°N 28.733°E / 41.117; 28.733 to the east of the Sazlıdere Dam reservoir. It is about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Başakşehir. The population of Şamlar is 3448 [1] as of 2010.
The oldest building in the village is a mosque dated 1839. A part of village territory was confiscated during the construction of Sazlıdere Dam. For that part, the government started a new housing project which is now called Yenişamlar ("new Şamlar"). The main economic activities of the village are agriculture, cattle breeding, fishing and some light industries.



References





  1. ^ Statistical Institute











Popular posts from this blog

Guess what letter conforming each word

Port of Spain

Run scheduled task as local user group (not BUILTIN)