🏛️ Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Bronze Age capital and archaeological site in central Türkiye
📋 Fast Facts
- Capital of the Hittite Empire, founded 17th century BCE, destroyed c. 1200 BCE
- Located near modern Boğazkale in central Türkiye, on a rocky plateau
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1986 for Bronze Age urban planning and cuneiform archives
- Enclosed by massive defensive walls with monumental gates; surrounded by Ibikçam Forest buffer zone
Hattusha, located near modern Boğazkale in central Türkiye, was the capital of the Hittite Empire and one of ...