Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum

Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum
Karatepe-Aslantaş Açık Hava Müzesi
Location of Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum in Turkey.
Established1958 (1958)
LocationKadirli, Osmaniye Province, Turkey
Coordinates37°18′01″N 36°15′00″E / 37.30022°N 36.25004°E / 37.30022; 36.25004
TypeArchaeology

Karatepe-Aslantaş Open-Air Museum (Turkish: Karatepe-Aslantaş Açık Hava Müzesi) is an open-air museum in Osmaniye Province, Turkey. Karatepe ("black hill") is the location while Aslantaş ("lion stone") refers to the lion figure on stone sculptures. The site is situated inside a national park with the same name.

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