Åžamlar is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
BaÅŸakÅŸehir,
Istanbul Province,
Turkey. Its population is 1,267 (2022).
It is situated in the European portion of Turkey, so called
Rumeli, to the east of the
Sazlıdere Dam
Sazlıdere Dam is a reservoir dam in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The dam supplies the European side of the city and its suburbs with drinking water. The Turkish State Hydraulic Works backed the development of the dam ...
reservoir. It is about northwest of BaÅŸakÅŸehir.
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
Neighbourhoods in BaÅŸakÅŸehir District
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