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The Matrouh Archaeology Museum is an archaeology museum in Mersa Matruh, Matrouh Governorate, Egypt. [1] The museum is located in two floors of the Misr Public Library. [ 2 ] President El-Sisi inaugurated the museum on 1 March 2018.
Ancient place names for Samarra noted by the Samarra Archaeological Survey are Greek Souma (Ptolemy V.19, Zosimus III, 30), Latin Sumere, a fort mentioned during the retreat of the army of Julian in 363 AD (Ammianus Marcellinus XXV, 6, 4), and Syriac Sumra (Hoffmann, Auszüge, 188; Michael the Syrian, III, 88), described as a village.
Naples National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy: 2,500 artifacts [46] Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland: 2,300 artifacts [47] Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark: More than 1,900 artifacts [48] National Museum of Natural History, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: More than 1,900 artifacts [49]
Samar (/ ˈ s ɑː m ɑːr / SAH-mar) is the third-largest and seventh-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 1,909,537 as of the 2020 census. It is located in the eastern Visayas, which are in the central Philippines. The island is divided into three provinces: Samar (formerly Western Samar), Northern Samar, and ...
The Samar Island Natural Park, in Samar, is the largest contiguous tract of old-growth forest in the Philippines. It is the country's largest terrestrial protected area , with an area of 333,300 hectares (824,000 acres).
Samarra is a city in central Iraq, which served as the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate from 836 to 892. Founded by the caliph al-Mu'tasim, Samarra was briefly a major metropolis that stretched dozens of kilometers along the east bank of the Tigris, but was largely abandoned in the latter half of the 9th century, especially following the return of the caliphs to Baghdad.
The new museum was built at estimated cost of ₹ 298 crore (US$34 million) in collaboration with the Gujarat State Directorate of Archaeology and Museums and Ministry of Culture. [4] The museum was inaugurated on 16 January 2025 by Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs. [5] It is the first experiential archaeological museum in India. [6]
Sarnath Museum is the oldest site museum of the Archaeological Survey of India. It houses the findings and excavations at the archaeological site of Sarnath, by the Archaeological Survey of India. Sarnath is located near Varanasi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The museum has 6,832 sculptures and artefacts. [1]