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Hattusa

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Hattusa

Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale in Çorum Province. The city was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.

Site Information

Country: Turkey

District: Çorum Province

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: Second Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Hittite

Later Cultures: Hittite

Site Features: Hittite Monuments

World Heritage Site

Official Name: Hattusha: the Hittite Capital

Date of Inscription: 1986

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