Museum Of Ancient Orient

The Museum of the Ancient Orient is a museum in , , and part of the complex, located opposite the main Archaeology Museum building.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Email: info@istanbularkeoloji.gov.tr
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Fatih, İstanbul, European Turkey
  • Also known as: “Museum of the Ancient Orient”
  • Postal code: 34122

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Istanbul Archaeology Museums.

Mosque
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, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a . is situated 320 metres south of Museum Of Ancient Orient.

Museum
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The are a group of three archaeological museums located in the quarter of , , near and .

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The or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the district of in . From the 1460s to the completion of in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. is situated 340 metres northeast of Museum Of Ancient Orient.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mollafenari and Eminönü.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 99. It is on the European side of .

Quarter
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, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of within the district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Museum Of Ancient Orient

Latitude
41.01139° or 41° 0′ 41″ north
Longitude
28.9804° or 28° 58′ 49″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8GHC2X6J+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 103339340
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q99397898
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Museum Of Ancient Orient” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف أثار الشرق القديمة”
  • Breton: “Mirdi Oberennoù ar Reter Kozh”
  • Catalan: “Museu de l’Antic Orient”
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی ڕۆژھەڵاتی کۆن”
  • Dutch: “Museum van het Oude Oriënt”
  • Esperanto: “Muzeo de la Antikva Oriento”
  • French: “Musée de l’Orient Ancient”
  • French: “Musée des Œuvres de l’Orient Ancien”
  • Georgian: “ძველი აღმოსავლეთის მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Museum des Alten Orients”
  • Italian: “Museo dell’Antico Oriente”
  • Portuguese: “Museu do Antigo Oriente”
  • Spanish: “Museo del Antiguo Oriente”
  • Turkish: “Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi”

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