Boğazkale ("Gorge Fortress") is a district of Çorum Province in the

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region of

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, located from the city of Çorum. Formerly known as Boğazköy ("Gorge Village"), Boghaz Keui or Boghazköy, this small town (basically one street of shops with a population of ~1,500) sits in a rural area on the road from Çorum to

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. The mayor is Osman Tangazoğlu ( AKP). Boğazkale is the site of the ancient Hittite city

Hattusa Hattusa (also Ḫattuša or Hattusas ; Hittite: URU''Ḫa-at-tu-ša'',Turkish: Hattuşaş , Hattic: Hattush) was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of t ...

and its sanctuary Yazılıkaya. Because of its rich historic and architectural heritage, the town is a member of the

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-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions (EAHTR). Ḫattuša_Kesikkaya_09

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External links

Bogazkale Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bogazkale Populated places in Çorum Province Districts of Çorum Province Towns in Turkey