Silifke Museum
Silifke Museum is in Silifke district of Mersin Province, Turkey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Temple of Jupiter and Saint Thekla.
Temple of Jupiter
Ruins
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Jupiter is a ruined Roman temple in Silifke, Turkey. It was built in the 2nd century, and presently one column still stands. Silifke is an ilçe in Mersin Province. Temple of Jupiter is situated 1 km west of Silifke Museum.
Saint Thekla
Church
Photo: Bocachete, Public domain.
Aya Tekla Church, also known as Aya Thecla or Aya Thekla, is a ruined historic church of the Byzantine period in Turkey. It was a popular pilgrimage site, and still attracts visitors today. Saint Thekla is situated 1½ km southwest of Silifke Museum.
Castle of Silifke
Photo: Kpisimon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Silifke Castle is a medieval castle in Turkey. Castle of Silifke is situated 2½ km west of Silifke Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Silifke and Ulugöz.
Silifke
Photo: Zcebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silifke is a city in the Cilician Mountains of Turkey, though only 15 km from the Mediterranean coast. It has a few antiquities and a wetland bird reserve, but for most visitors it's simply a stop-over touring the coast or heading for the ferry to Northern Cyprus.
Ulugöz
Village
Ulugöz is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,165. It is situated on Turkish state highway D.400 which runs from west to east in south Turkey.
Burunucu
Village
Burunucu is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Silifke, Mersin Province, Turkey. Its population is 865. The village is situated on the state highway D.400, almost at the midpoint between Silifke and Taşucu, the distance to both being about 5 kilometres. Burunucu is situated 3½ km southwest of Silifke Museum.
Silifke Museum
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Silifke District
- Categories: archaeological museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Mersin Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.37351° or 36° 22′ 25″ northLongitude
33.94239° or 33° 56′ 33″ eastOpen location code
8G8M9WFR+CXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1926010966OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q637053
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In Other Languages
From Georgian to Turkish—“Silifke Museum” goes by many names.
- Georgian: “სილიფქეს მუზეუმი”
- German: “Museum Silifke”
- Hungarian: “Silifke Müzesi”
- Hungarian: “Silifke Múzeum”
- Turkish: “Silifke Müzesi”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Silifke Museum”. Photo: Nedim Ardoğa, CC BY-SA 3.0.