Zeugma Mosaic Museum breaks visitor record
Cristiana Gigina
GAZİANTEP The Zeugma Mosaic Museum in the southeastern province of Gaziantep, home to the world-famous "Gypsy Girl" mosaic and many other significant works, has hosted 3,536,460 visitors since opening on Sept. 9, 2011. Located near the Belkıs neighborhood in the Nizip district along the banks of the Euphrates River, the museum sits on the site of the Zeugma ancient city, where rescue excavations began in 1998. Roman-era villas unearthed during the excavations revealed the "Gypsy Girl" mosaic, a
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