History and archaeology / Archaeological site
Hattusa Ancient City
Boğazkale, Çorum
The capital of the Hittite Empire; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 with its walls, monumental gates, temples and royal citadel.
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Its story
Hattusa is the Hittite capital, spread over about 2 km² of mountainous terrain right next to the Boğazkale district. Traces of settlement go back to the 6th millennium BC; after the Hattians' Hattush and the settlement of the Assyrian trade colonies period were burned and destroyed around 1700 BC, Hattusili I moved the capital here. The city remained the center of the state until the end of the Bronze Age, when the Hittite Empire collapsed. The Great Temple in the Lower City, the temple quarter in the Upper City, the palace on Büyükkale, the Lion Gate, the King's Gate and Yerkapı line the visitor route. In the area, introduced by Charles Texier in 1834, excavations have been carried out since 1906. The city entered the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986, and the cuneiform tablet archives found here have also been on the Memory of the World Register since 2001.
Key facts
- Visit
- There is a tour road within the site that can be driven; check muze.gov.tr for current hours and fees
- Period
- Hittite capital, 17th–12th century BC
- UNESCO
- World Heritage (1986)
- Protection
- Boğazköy-Alacahöyük Historical National Park (1988)
- Visit duration
- 2–4 hours (with Yazılıkaya)
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Day trip
- Hiking
Location
40.01997, 34.61549
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattu%C5%9Fa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattusa | https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/377/ | https://bolge11.tarimorman.gov.tr/Menu/55/Bogazkoy-AlacahoyukMP | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181007