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Kartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated now. (total population of 541,209) (2008 census). Total land area is 147,000 m² which includes some countryside areas inland. Her neighbours are Maltepe the west, Ümraniye and Kadıköy the northwest (due to Ferhatpaşa quarter passed from Maltepe to Samandıra in 2004), Sultanbeyli the north and Pendik the east.
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