BoÄŸazkale ("Gorge Fortress") is a town of
Çorum Province
Çorum () is a province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast. Its area is 12,428 km2, and its population is 524,130 (2022). Its provincial capital ...
in the
Black Sea region of
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
, located from the city of
Çorum. It is the seat of
BoÄŸazkale District.
[İlçe Belediyesi]
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 1,203 (2022).
Formerly known as Boğazköy ("Gorge Village"), Boghaz Keui or Boghazköy, this small town (basically one street of shops) sits in a rural area on the road from Çorum to
Yozgat. The town consists of 4 quarters:
Yekbas, Çarşı, Hattusas and Hisar.
BoÄŸazkale is the site of the ancient
Hittite city
Hattusa
Hattusa, also Hattuşa, Ḫattuša, Hattusas, or Hattusha, was the capital of the Hittites, Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age during two distinct periods. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey (originally Boğazköy) within the great ...
and its sanctuary
Yazılıkaya. Because of its rich historic and architectural heritage, the town is a member of the
Norwich
Norwich () is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum, about north-east of London, north of Ipswich and east of Peterborough. The population of the Norwich ...
-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions (EAHTR).
Gallery
BoÄŸazkale tabela.jpg,
Ḫattuša_Sarıkale_01_.jpg, Sarıkale "Yellow Castle"
Ḫattuša_Militärlager_02.jpg,
References
External links
Bogazkale Homepage
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Populated places in Çorum Province
BoÄŸazkale District
District municipalities in Turkey
Hattusa