Museum of Kahramanmaraş

Unearth Centuries of Tradition at the Marvel of Kahramanmaraş.

Museum of Kahramanmaraş

The first museum in the city was established in the Taş Medrese. It was moved to Kahramanmaraş Castle in 1961, and to its current location in 1975. Among the museum’s most valuable pieces are the bones of two elephants discovered in the Gâvur Lake Marsh and dated to around BCE 1400. In addition, the museum features life-like animations of the Direkli Cave and the Excavation Site. Finds unearthed in the Domuztepe Tumulus and Excavation Site are also exhibited in the museum. Other items exhibited in the museum are the Maraş Lion, sculptures of various gods, stelae depicting feasts, and stelae and sculptures from the Kingdom of Gurgum. A particularly striking exhibit is the museum’s Roman era mosaic floor. It was unearthed in the Ancient City of Germanicia, discovered in 2000.

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