Home of the Hittites awaits visitors

The ancient capital of the Hittite civilization, known as Hattusha, is the only ancient city on both the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Memory of the World Register, as well being Turkey’s first national excavation field, and offers visitors an opportunity to experience some monumental structures. 

One of Turkey’s most important tourism centers, the Central Anatolian province of Çorum is home to the cultural heritage of one of the first Anatolian civilizations, the Hattis, and the Hittite civilization.

Hattusha, located in the Boğazkale district, which has been declared a Historic National Park, is a place worth seeing with its six-kilometer walls, monumental gates, 71-meter underground tunnel, a palace in Büyükkale, the 31 temples which have been unearthed so far, the huge granaries found on the Büyükkaya hills and the Yazılıkaya open air temple.

Hattusha entered the UNESCO World Heritage List on Nov. 28, 1986, for its urban organization, the types of construction work that were preserved, the rich ornamentation of the Lion Gate and the Royal Gate and the ensemble of rock art at Yazılıkaya.

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