built in Kartal-Pendik. The plan includes a central business district, luxury residential developments, cultural facilities such as concert halls, museums, and theatres, and leisure locations including a marina and tourist hotels. Kartal is the terminal station of Kadıköy - Sabiha Gökçen Airport metro line. The Marmaray for commuter trains also passes through Kartal. Geography The coast of Kartal has sandy and clay soils, whereas the northern part of the district is mostly silica. On Yakacık Hill, there are limestone and quartz deposits. The streams of Paşaköy, Kavaklıdere and Fındıklı feed the reservoir behind the Ömerli Dam. Climate Kartal experiences a Mediterranean climate (Csa/Cs) according to both Köppen and Trewartha climate classifications, with cool winters and warm to hot summers. Kartal is rain-shadowed by Yakacık and Aydos hills, and is therefore in a warmer and drier microclimate, and has the driest summers in Istanbul. As such it is frequently cited as the second warmest district of Istanbul, and also one of the few districts in Istanbul with a USDA hardiness zone rating of 9b and an AHS heat zone rating of 4. Religion The majority religion of today's Kartal is Islam. Kartal Cemevi is one of the several Alevi temples in Istanbul. Kartal Surp Nişan Armenian Orthodox Church (Holy Cross Armenian Church) is an Armenian Church located on the downtown of Kartal. Muhammad Maarifi Mosque which is also in Kartal features the mausoleum of the founder of the Maarifi Islamic order. There are seventy mosques within the district. Transport Metro M4 Kadıköy - Sabiha Gökçen Airport metro line Train Line Marmaray Train Line Ferryboats Kartal - Princes' Islands boats Recreation A part of the Kartal Park was developed in July 2018 as a "mist" park" featuring articial mist, colorful light effects and classical music attracting local residents and mainly children during hot summer days. Sister towns Ardino, Bulgaria Asparuhovo, Bulgaria Banovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bor, Niğde, Turkey Buzovna, Azerbaijan Gölpazarı, Bilecik, Turkey Çüngüş, Diyarbakır, Turkey Damal, Ardahan, Turkey Esentepe, Northern Cyprus Gölpazarı, Bilecik, Turkey Hacıbektaş, Niğde, Turkey İmrenler, Konya Ilfov, Romania Kemalpaşa, Artvin, Turkey Mudurnu, Bursa, Turkey Ovacık, Tunceli, Turkey Ömerli, Mardin, Turkey Pınarhisar, Kırklareli, Turkey Sjenica, Serbia Subaşı, Yalova, Turkey Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina See also List of districts of Istanbul 9 March 2004, attack on Istanbul restaurant References External links The Government Office at Kartal (in Turkish) Kartal Municipality 6th-century establishments in the Byzantine Empire Districts of Istanbul Province