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Hattusa

Hattusa, also Hattuşa, Ḫattuša, Hattusas, or Hattusha, was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age during two distinct periods. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey (originally Boğazköy), within the great loop of the Kızılırmak River (Hittite: Marashantiya; Greek: Halys).

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Location
Near Boğazkale, Çorum Province, Turkey
Abandoned
c. 1180 BC
Area
268.46 ha (663.4 acres)
Built
6th millennium BC
Condition
In ruins
Criteria
Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv

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Hattusa

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Edges60
Triples208
Avg. degree1.97
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related to Further reading · 118
Hattusa → Agrarökonomie, Altorientalische Forschungen, Alwin, Amelie, American Schools, Anatolia, Anatolian Plateau, Ancient Near East, Ancient Turkey, Archaeology, Archäologie, Assyriologie, Aufl, Ausgrabungen, Back, Basingstoke, BC, BCE, Benjamin, Between Archival
related to Cuneiform royal archives · 22
Hattusa → Akkadian, Battle, BC, Bogazköy Archive, By, Egyptians, Forty, Hittite Empire New Kingdom, Hittites, Hurrian, Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Kadesh, Mesopotamian, Near East, New York City, Old Assyrian, One, Ramesses II, Sumerian, Syrian
related to Archaeology · 20
Hattusa → Akkadian, Between, Boğazköy, Carl Humann, Ernest Chantre, European, French, Félix Marie Charles Texier, Georges Perrot, German, Heinrich Barth, Hittite, In, Perrot, Significantly Chantre, Texier, The, Turkey, Waldemar Belck, Yazılıkaya
related to External links · 15
Hattusa → April, ArchaeologyPictures, Boğazköy Archived, Excavations, German Institute, HattusaVideo, Hattusha, Hittite, New Indo-European, Oriental Institute, Phys, September, Turkey, Wayback MachinePhotos, World Heritage
related to history · 13
Hattusa → Assyria, BC, Chalcolithic, Hattian, Hattush, In, Kanesh, King Anitta, Kussara, Kültepe, Neša, The, Toward
related to Sphinxes · 7
Hattusa → Boğazköy Museum, Germany, Istanbul, Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Pergamon Museum, The, Turkey
Abandoned · 1
Hattusa → c. 1180 BC
Area · 1
Hattusa → 268.46 ha (663.4 acres)
Built · 1
Hattusa → 6th millennium BC
Condition · 1
Hattusa → In ruins

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hittite bc city site turkey capital excavations century near boğazköy royal ruins tablets pp german archaeology ḫattuša bronze around king

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HattusaAbandonedc. 1180 BC1.00infobox
HattusaArea268.46 ha (663.4 acres)1.00infobox
HattusaBuilt6th millennium BC1.00infobox
HattusaConditionIn ruins1.00infobox
HattusaCriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv1.00infobox
HattusaCulturesHittite1.00infobox
HattusaInscription1986 (10th Session)1.00infobox
HattusaLocationNear Boğazkale, Çorum Province, Turkey1.00infobox
HattusaOfficial nameHattusha: the Hittite Capital1.00infobox
HattusaPeriodsBronze Age1.00infobox
HattusaReference3771.00infobox
HattusaRegionAnatolia1.00infobox
HattusaTypeSettlement1.00infobox

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