Aksaray Museum is a museum in

Aksaray Aksaray (, Koine Greek: Ἀρχελαΐς ''Arhelays'', Medieval Greek: Κολώνεια ''Koloneya'', Ancient Greek: Γαρσάουρα ''Garsaura'') is a city in the Central Anatolia Region, Turkey, Central Anatolia region of Turkey and the ca ...

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The museum is on the state highway connecting Aksaray to South Turkey at . The first museum collection was established in Zinciriye Medrese in 1969. In 2014 the new museum was opened in its new building. The museum has open and closed area. The general appearance of the 3 storey building resembles that of Seljukid cupolas in the city and the

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s lying to the east of Aksaray. There are 15639 items in the museum.Cultural property page
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One of the most important items exhibited in the open area of the museum is the

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. It is the lower half of an inscription with a relief of Hittite Storm God. Its dimensions are 88x99x39 cm³. The inscription is in

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. Another group of interesting items is the group of 12 mummies from the

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era. Two of these mummies are cat mummies.Sabah newspaper
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Museums established in 2014 Museums in Turkey Buildings and structures in Aksaray Province