Üsküdar

Üsküdar [oo s-kuh-dahr; Turkish ys-ky-dahr] noun

1. a town in NW Turkey, on the Asian shore of the Bosporus: a suburb of Istanbul.

Formerly Scutari. British Dictionary definitions for uskudar Üsküdar noun

1. a town in NW Turkey, across the Bosporus from Istanbul: formerly a terminus of caravan routes from Syria and Asia; base of the British army in the Crimean War. Pop: 495 118 (2000)Former name: Scutari