Rumelifeneri, Istanbul

Rumelifeneri
Village
Country	Turkey
Province	İstanbul Province
District	Sarıyer
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	2,337
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	34450
Area code	0212
Licence plate	34

Rumelifeneri (named after the lighthouse Rumeli Feneri) is a village in İstanbul Province, Turkey.

Geography

Rumelifeneri is in Sarıyer intracity district of İstanbul Province. At 41°14′N 29°07′E it is a coastal village located at the extreme northwest (ie, European side) of the Bosphorous Strait. It is a suburb of İstanbul. The distance to Sarıyer is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) and to the center of Greater İstanbul is about 25 kilometres (16 mi). The population of Rumelifeneri is 2337 as of 2010.

History

The village is an old settlement. Its name was Panium in the ancient ages, Feneraki during the Byzantine Empire. The lighthouse the symbol of the village was built by the Republic of Genoa which fought againg Republic of Venice in 1352 and colonized the area before Turkish conquest in the middle ages. The light house was rebuilt in the 19th century by the Ottoman Empire. There are two ruins in the village which are historically important. The Pompeius column was constructed by the Byzantine Empire and the citadel was built by the Ottoman sultan Murat IV in the 17th century. Another important event which Ruemlihisarı was involved was the rebellion of Kabakçı Mustafa.

Economy

Rumelifeneri is a fishermen's village. But it is very close to İstanbul which makes the village a place of seafood restaurats specialized for daily excursion of İstanbul citizens.