• Hattusa

    Apr 21–24, 2024 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Heading for Ankara today, the capital of Turkiye. But first, we stopped at a couple of archaeological sites in the Çorum province.

    First stop was Yazılıkaya, Turkish for "inscribed rock", which was a sanctuary of Hattusa, capital of the Hittite Empire.

    Next we stopped at Bogazköy-alacahöyük National Park, which has the remains of the city of Ḫattuša itself. It is a massive site encompassing 2,600 hectares.
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