Hatay Archaeology Museum
The Hatay Archaeology Museum is the archaeology museum of Antakya, Turkey. It is known for its extensive collection of Roman and Byzantine Era mosaics.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: Archaeology museum in Antakya, Turkey
- Also known as: “Hatay Archeological Museum - Hatay Arkeoloji Muezesi” and “Hatay Archeological Museum - Hatay Arkeoloji Müzesi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Saint Peter and Circus of Antioch.
Church of Saint Peter
Cave
The Church of Saint Peter near Antakya, is composed of a cave carved into the mountainside on Mount Starius with a depth of 13 m, a width of 9.5 m and a height of 7 m. Church of Saint Peter is situated 1½ km south of Hatay Archaeology Museum.
Circus of Antioch
Archaeological site
The Circus of Antioch was a hippodrome in Antioch, in present-day Turkey. Used for chariot racing, it was modelled on the Circus Maximus in Rome and other circus buildings throughout the Roman Empire. It was one of the largest in the Roman Empire. Circus of Antioch is situated 1¼ km northwest of Hatay Archaeology Museum.
Habib-i Nejjar Mosque
Mosque
Photo: GrandEscogriffe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Habib-i Nejjar Mosque is a historical mosque in Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey named after Habib the Carpenter. The mosque is to the east of Orontes River. The mosque was severely damaged by earthquakes in February 2023. Habib-i Nejjar Mosque is situated 2½ km southwest of Hatay Archaeology Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Küçükdalyan and Narlıca.
Küçükdalyan
Suburb
Küçükdalyan is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 10,600. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town.
Narlıca
Suburb
Narlıca is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Antakya, Hatay Province, Turkey. Its population is 18,445. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Narlıca is 5 kilometres north east of the city center. Narlıca is situated 2½ km northeast of Hatay Archaeology Museum.
Defne
Town
Defne is a municipality and district of Hatay Province, Turkey. Its area is 155 km2, and its population is 165,494. The district Defne was created in 2013 from parts of the former central district of Hatay and the district of Samandağ. Defne is situated 4½ km southwest of Hatay Archaeology Museum.
Hatay Archaeology Museum
- Categories: architectural structure, archaeological museum, and museum
- Location: Antakya, Hatay, Mediterranean Turkey, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.22101° or 36° 13′ 16″ northLongitude
36.18401° or 36° 11′ 2″ eastElevation
91 metres (299 feet)Inception
2014Open location code
8G8R65CM+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 961542671OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
11962643Wikidata ID
Q636888
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Hatay Archaeology Museum” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Hatay arxeologiya muzeyi”
- Azerbaijani: “Hatay Arxeologiya Muzeyi”
- Bashkir: “Һатай (Антакья) Археология музейы”
- Bashkir: “Һатай Археология музейы”
- Dutch: “Archeologisch museum van Hatay”
- French: “musée archéologique d’Antakya”
- French: “musée archéologique d’Antioche”
- French: “musée archéologique de Hatay”
- French: “musée archéologique du Hatay”
- French: “Musée archéologique du Hatay”
- Georgian: “ჰათაის არქეოლოგიური მუზეუმი”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Antakya”
- German: “Archäologisches Museum Hatay”
- German: “Hatay Arkeoloji Müzesi”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο του Χατάι”
- Hebrew: “המוזיאון הארכאולוגי של האטיי”
- Italian: “Museo archeologico di Hatay”
- Italian: “Museo Archeologico di Hatay”
- Japanese: “ハタイ考古学博物館”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hatay arkeologiske museum”
- Norwegian: “Hatay arkeologiske museum”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Hatay”
- Turkish: “Hatay Arkeoloji Müzesi”
- Turkish: “Hatay müzesi”
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