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Hattusa (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 00 15 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.0040 decimal degrees |
| Long: 034 34 10 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.5690 decimal degrees |
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Note: The ruins of the ancient Hittite capital, located near the town Boğazkale. In 1380 BCE, enemies destroyed the city, and it was later restored by King Suppiluliumas I, who made it the capital of his empire. The Phrygians and the Galatians occupied the city after the fall of the Hittite Empire, around 1200 BCE. |
Names: |
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| Hattusa (preferred,C,V,S)
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| Hattuşas (C,V)
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| Hattusha (C,V)
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| Hattusas (C,V)
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| Khattusas (C,V)
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| Hattousa (C,V)
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| Hattushash (C,V)
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| Hattus (C,V)
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............ | Hattic |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Çorum (province) (P) |
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Hattusa (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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| capital (H) |
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| Hittite (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
Hittite Empire .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
| .................. |
(World, Asia, Türkiye) [6002562] |
| distinguished from .... |
Boğazkale .......... (second level subdivision) |
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(World, Asia, Türkiye, Çorum) [7737441] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Boğazkale .......... (inhabited place) |
| .............................. |
(World, Asia, Türkiye, Çorum) [7002401] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Yazılıkaya .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Türkiye, Çorum) [7032508] |
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