Turkey
Sivas Province
Yıldızeli İlçesi

Kayalıpınar

Kayalıpınar is a village in Yıldızeli District, in , . Its population is 66. It is a Hittite archaeological site, under excavation since 2004. It is identified with the ancient Samuha settlement.
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  • Type: Village with 54 residents
  • Description: village in Yıldızeli, Sivas, Turkey
  • Also known as: “Kayalipinar”, “Kayalıpınar Köyü”, and “Kayalıpınar, Yıldızeli”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Šamuḫa.

Photo: Isimon49, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an ancient Bronze Age settlement near the village of Kayalıpınar, Yıldızeli, c. 40 km west of , in the of . It was a city of the Hittites, a religious centre and, for a few years, a military capital for the empire.

Kayalıpınar

Latitude
39.61141° or 39° 36′ 41″ north
Longitude
36.51018° or 36° 30′ 37″ east
Population
54
Elevation
1,231 metres (4,039 feet)
Open location code
8GFRJG66+H3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2709024851
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
308583
Wiki­data ID
Q1352918
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yoruba—“Kayalıpınar” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ղայալի-փունար”
  • Chechen: “Кайалипинар”
  • Dutch: “Kayalıpınar”
  • German: “Kayalıpınar”
  • Tatar: “Каялыпынар”
  • Turkish: “Kayalıpınar, Yıldızeli”
  • Turkish: “Kayalıpınar”
  • Turkish: “Samuha”
  • Vietnamese: “Kayalıpınar, Yıldızeli”
  • Vietnamese: “Kayalıpınar”
  • Yoruba: “Kayalıpınar”
  • “Kayalıpınar”

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