Hattusa
Appearance
The Lion Gate in the sooth-wast | |
Location | Near Boğazkale, Çorum Province, Turkey |
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Region | Anatolie |
Coordinates | 40°01′11″N 34°36′55″E / 40.01972°N 34.61528°ECoordinates: 40°01′11″N 34°36′55″E / 40.01972°N 34.61528°E |
Teep | Settlement |
History | |
Foondit | 6t millennium BC |
Abandoned | c. 1200 BC |
Periods | Bronze Age |
Culturs | Hittite |
Site notes | |
Condeetion | In ruins |
Offeecial name | Hattusha: the Hittite Caipital |
Teep | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, iii, iv |
Designatit | 1986 (10t session) |
Reference no. | 377 |
State Pairty | Turkey |
Region | Europe an North Americae |
Hattusa (Hittite: 𒌷𒄩𒀜𒌅𒊭, URUḪa-at-tu-ša, read "Ḫattuša", Turkis: Hattuşaş) wis the caipital o the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. It wis foond tae be located near modren Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great luip o the Kızılırmak River (Hittite: Marashantiya; Greek: Halys).
Hattusa wis addit to the UNESCO Warld Heritage leet in 1986.
Categeries:
- Warld Heritage Steids in Turkey
- Anatolie
- Airchaeological steids o prehistoric Anatolie
- Hattian ceeties
- Hittite steids in Turkey
- Hittite ceeties
- Airchaeological steids in the Black Sea Region
- Airchitectur in Turkey
- History o Çorum Province
- Geografie o Çorum Province
- Biggins an structurs in Çorum Province
- Umwhile populatit places in Turkey