Uskudar

English

Alternative forms

• Üsküdar

Etymology

From Turkish Üsküdar, from Ottoman Turkish اوسكدار (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 Scutari

• Armenian: Ուսկյուդար (Uskyudar)
• Greek: Ουσκουντάρ (Ouskountár)
• Kazakh: Үскідар (Üskıdar)
• Kyrgyz: Үскүдар (Üsküdar)
• Ottoman Turkish: اوسكدار (üsküdar)
• Persian: اسکودار (oskudâr)
• Russian: Ускюдар (Uskjudar)
• Turkish: Üsküdar (tr)
• Uyghur: ئۈسكۈدار (üsküdar)