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Şile
Sign in to save220px|thumb|Şile Castle is a restored castle in the Şile district on Ocaklı Island Şile is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 800 km2, and its population is 43,464 (2022). Bordering Şile is the province of Kocaeli (districts of Gebze, Körfez, Derince, Kandıra) to the east and south, and Istanbul districts of Pendik to the south, Çekmeköy to the southwest, and Beykoz to the west. The popular resort town Ağva is also a part of Şile. However, between June and September, the population rapidly increases because of the many residents of Istanbul who have summ
Key facts
- Turkey place.type
- metro district
- Turkey place.name
- Şile
- Turkey place.image_skyline
- Strand_in_Şile.jpg
- Turkey place.image_caption
- Şile castle while it was under restoration
- Turkey place.image_map
- Istanbul location Şile.svg
- Turkey place.map_caption
- Map showing Şile District in Istanbul Province
- Turkey place.province
- Istanbul
- Turkey place.leader_party
- CHP
- Turkey place.leader_name
- Özgür Kabadayı
- Turkey place.area_total_km2
- 800
- Turkey place.population_total
- 43464
- Turkey place.population_as_of
- 2022
- Turkey place.postal_code
- 34980
- Turkey place.area_code
- 0216
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- Features
- Transport
- Climate
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- External links
220px|thumb|Şile Castle is a restored castle in the Şile district on Ocaklı Island Şile is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 800 km2, and its population is 43,464 (2022). Bordering Şile is the province of Kocaeli (districts of Gebze, Körfez, Derince, Kandıra) to the east and south, and Istanbul districts of Pendik to the south, Çekmeköy to the southwest, and Beykoz to the west. The popular resort town Ağva is also a part of Şile. However, between June and September, the population rapidly increases because of the many residents of Istanbul who have summer houses in Şile.
== History == The word şile means marjoram in Turkish. The word's etymology is said to be Greek. There has been a fishing village here since 700 BC and a lighthouse since the Ottoman period. According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82-1893, the kaza of Şile had a total population of 16.770, consisting of 10.314 Muslims, 6.447 Greeks, 3 Armenians and 6 foreign citizens. The boundaries of Şile were expanded by the addition of the village of Esenceli from Beykoz district in 1989.