Uskudar

Uskudar

English

Alternative forms

• Üsküdar

Etymology

From Turkish Üsküdar, from Ottoman Turkish اسكدار‎ (Üsküdar). Doublet of Scutari.

Proper noun

Uskudar

1. A quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, formerly known as Scutari.
   • 2000 October 8, Douglas Frantz, “Two Continents, Three Days”, in The New York Times:

     Uskudar is the largest of Istanbul's Asian quarters. Situated on the lower end of the Bosporus, its maze of narrow streets and old wooden houses retain an Oriental flair.

Translations

municipality — See also translations at Scutari

Armenian: Ուսկյուդար (Uskyudar) Greek: Ουσκουντάρ (Ouskountár) Kazakh: Үскідар (Üskidar) Ottoman Turkish: اسكدار‎ (Üsküdar) Persian: اسکودار‎ (oskudâr)

Russian: Ускюдар (Uskjudar) Turkish: Üsküdar (tr) Uyghur: ئۈسكۈدار‎ (üsküdar)