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Çanakkale Archaeological Museum

Coordinates: 40°07′59″N 26°24′35″E / 40.13306°N 26.40972°E / 40.13306; 26.40972
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Çanakkale Archaeological Museum
Çanakkale Arkeoloji Müzesi
Entrance of the museum
Çanakkale Archaeological Museum is located in Turkey
Çanakkale Archaeological Museum
Location of Çanakkale Archaeological Museum in Turkey
Established1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Location100.yıl cad., Çanakkale, Turkey
Coordinates40°07′59″N 26°24′35″E / 40.13306°N 26.40972°E / 40.13306; 26.40972
TypeArchaeology
Collection size12747 archaeologic,
15237 coins
2714 ethnographic[1]
OwnerMinistry of Culture and Tourism

Çanakkale Archaeological Museum (Turkish: Çanakkele Arkeoloji Müzesi) is a museum in Çanakkale, Turkey.

Çanakkale is situated on the Anatolian side of the Dardanelles Strait. It is close to famous Troy of the antiquity. The Dardanelles campaign of World War I is known as Çanakkale Savaşı in Turkish.

The museum is located on 100. Yıl street of the city at 40°07′59″N 26°24′35″E / 40.13306°N 26.40972°E / 40.13306; 26.40972.[2]

In 1960, an abandoned church was opened as a museum. In 1984, the museum moved to its current building.

The main items in the exhibition halls are artifacts from various ruins around Çanakkele such as a Troia, Assos, Apollon, Smintheion, Tenedos and Alexandria Troas. Some of the items are marble sculptures, steles, illumination gadgets, terracota and bronze kitchenware, glassware and ornaments. A colored sarcophagi from the Achaemenid Empire and Polyxena sarcophagi are among the notable items.[3] There are also some ethnographic items.

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