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🏛️ Hattusha: the Hittite Capital

Archaeology & Antiquity Türkiye Asia

🏛️ Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Bronze Age capital and archaeological site in central Türkiye


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 21:10

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 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 ...

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