Places to visit
Things to do in Şehitkamil
9 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 9 described destinations within Şehitkamil, Gaziantep. The themes that come up most: Museum, Culture, History, Nature, Local culture, Faith heritage.
Saklı Konak Bakır Eserleri Müzesi
The museum is Turkey’s first museum consisting of a private collection. The works in the museum consist of copper artifacts collected by collector Ali Atalar from all regions of Turkey, especially Gaziantep and its surroundings. Works of art belonging to copper masters who lived during the Ottoman period are exhibited.
45 minutes
Gaziantep Kültür Tarihi Müzesi
Gaziantep Kültür Tarihi Müzesi, located on the ground floor of the Gaziantep Üniversitesi Kütüphane ve Dokümantasyon Daire Başkanlığı, was established with the aim of introducing, teaching and endearing the culture of the city in which they study to its students. In the museum, Gaziantep archaeology is presented through a chronological narrative, with examples offered through original cultural assets and documents.
45 minutes
Dülük Antik Kenti
Dülük Ancient City is located 10 kilometers north of Gaziantep city center, and Dülük, whose earliest known settlement dates back 600 thousand years, is divided into two parts as the “Ancient City” and the “Sacred Area.” The ancient settlement lies underground on and around Keber Tepesi, immediately north of Dülük Köyü. The sacred area is located on Dülük Baba Tepesi, approximately 3 kilometers north of Dülük Köyü.
45 minutes
15 Temmuz Demokrası Müzesi
Turkey’s first “15 July Democracy Museum” was built by Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality within İstasyon Park located in Gaziantep İstasyon Meydanı and opened to visitors on 12 July 2017. All the walls of the museum, which is a reflection of the coup attempt, were handled with an irregular and asymmetric perspective, and the atmosphere experienced “that day” was spatially reproduced.
45 minutes
100. Yıl Atatürk Kültür Parkı
100. Yıl Atatürk Kültür Parkı is built on an area of 3 million 500 thousand square meters and serves as the lungs of Gaziantep. The park, created along Alleben Deresi, which separates the districts of Şehitkamil and Şahinbey from each other, also offers the opportunity to do sports within the city.
45 minutes
Sakli Konak Ali Atalar Koleksiyonu
Saklı Konak Ali Atalar Collection, which opened its doors in a historic mansion near Gaziantep Castle, is Turkey’s first exhibition consisting of a private collection. The works in the exhibition consist of copper pieces collected by Collector Ali Atalar from all regions of Turkey, especially Gaziantep and its surroundings. In the museum, which houses approximately 1060 pieces, artworks belonging to copper masters who lived during the Ottoman Period are exhibited.
45 minutes
Gaziantep Arkeoloji Müzesi
In the museum; there are showcases exhibiting a natural history display, fossils of marine creatures, a mammoth skeleton, and Paleolithic stone tools dating back 600.000 years that reflect the earliest traces of humankind, especially collected from Dülük and the banks of the Fırat. In the Bronze Age hall, in addition to pikes, spears, swords, axes, statues, pottery and jewelry made of bronze, a Bronze Age grave has been originally reconstructed together with all of its finds.
45 minutes
Ali Nacar Camii
Ali Nacar Camii is located in Yaprak Mahallesi, on the left side according to the flow of Alleben Deresi. It has been seen in the documents that it was commissioned by a carpenter named Ali. The date 1213 Hijri is written on the staircase leading to the muezzin's gallery. It is known that this Hijri date is the restoration date of the mosque. It is possible to understand from the bullet marks on it that the mosque and its minaret were affected by the defense of Antep.
45 minutes
Zeugma Mozaik Müzesi
The Zeugma Mosaic Museum showcases the beliefs and daily lives of people from ancient times.
45 minutes