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🏛️ Hattusha: the Hittite Capital

Archaeology & Antiquity Türkiye Asia

🏛️ Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Yazilikaya rupestral sanctuary


🕐 3 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 09:35

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

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  • Late Bronze Age open-air rock sanctuary, primarily 13th century BCE
  • Two natural rock chambers with high-relief carvings of Hittite deities and royal figures
  • Located on a limestone ridge northeast of Hattusha, near modern Boğazkale, Turkey
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Hattusha archaeological ensemble since 1986

Yazılıkaya is an open-air rock sanctuary situated on a limestone ridge a few kilometres northeast of Hattusha, the ...

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