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Hattusha: the Hittite Capital

Turkey
Date of Inscription: 1986
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iii)(iv)
Core zone: 167.699997 ha
District of Sungurlu, Çorum Province
N40 00 50 E34 37 14
Ref: 377

Brief Description

The archaeological site of Hattusha, former capital of the Hittite Empire, is notable for its urban organization, the types of construction that have been preserved (temples, royal residences, fortifications), the rich ornamentation of the Lions' Gate and the Royal Gate, and the ensemble of rock art at Yazilikaya. The city enjoyed considerable influence in Anatolia and northern Syria in the 2nd millennium B.C.

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