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SILIFKE
MUSEUM
The first museum works in Silikfe
started between the years 1939-1940 with
gathering the old works of art of the town
in the Cumhuriyet Primary School. In 1958,
some part of the same school was used as
a depot museum.
In 1973, the construction of today’s
museum was started, on August 2, 1973 the
administrative building and display saloons
were opened to public.
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The Silifke
Museum is of two stories and
is situated in a garden. The
Museum, where archeological
and ethnographical works are
displayed, has 20337 works of
art.
Works belonging to years 1200
BC, Archaic, Greek, Hellenistic,
Rome, Byzantium, Seljuk and
Ottoman period starting from
the Neolithic Age are being
displayed.
The main ones of the registered
Culture and Nature Possessions
that are in the responsibility
area of the museum are Cennet-Cehennem,
Uzuncaburç, Olba Holmi,
Aphrodisias, Kelenderis, Canbazli,
Kkoriasion, Korykos, Seleukeia,
Mylea, Meydancik and Ura.
Number of works of art:
20337
Archeological: 2975
Ethnographical: 1410
Coins: 15875
Seal stamp: 77
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