Alaca Höyük

Alacahöyük or Alaca Höyük is the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement and is an important archaeological site. It is situated near the village of in the Alaca District of , , northeast of , where the ancient capital city Hattusa of the Hittite Empire was situated.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,131 metres (3,711 feet)
  • Description: ancient Hittite site in northern Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Alacahueyuek Milli Parki”
    “Alacahüyük Milli Parkı”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alacahöyük Museum.

Museum

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alacahüyük and Küçükkeşlik.

Village
is a village in the Alaca District of in Turkey.

Village
is a village in the Alaca District of in Turkey. is situated 5 km northwest of Alaca Höyük.

Village
, formerly Karahisar, is a village in the Alaca District of in Turkey. is situated 5 km north of Alaca Höyük.

Alaca Höyük

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Latitude
40.23455° or 40° 14′ 4″ north
Longitude
34.69505° or 34° 41′ 42″ east
Open location code
8GGP6MMW+R2
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Mari—“Alaca Höyük” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ألاجا هويوك”
  • Azerbaijani: “Alacahöyük”
  • Basque: “Alaça Hüyük”
  • Basque: “Alacahöyük”
  • Belarusian: “Аладжа-Хююк”
  • Bulgarian: “Аладжа-Хююк”
  • Catalan: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Cebuano: “Alacahüyük Milli Parkı”
  • Dutch: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Dutch: “Alacahoyuk”
  • Dutch: “Alacahöyük”
  • Finnish: “Alaca Hüyük”
  • Finnish: “Alaça Hüyük”
  • Finnish: “Alacahöyük”
  • French: “Alaca Höyük”
  • French: “Alaca Hüyük”
  • French: “Alacahoyuk”
  • French: “Alacahöyük”
  • French: “AlacaHöyük”
  • French: “Alacahüyük”
  • German: “Alaca Höyük”
  • German: “Alaca Hüyük”
  • German: “Alacahöyük”
  • Hebrew: “אלג’הויוק”
  • Hungarian: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Hungarian: “Alaca Hüyük”
  • Indonesian: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Italian: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Italian: “Alacahöyük”
  • Japanese: “アラジャ・ホユック”
  • Japanese: “アラジャホユック”
  • Japanese: “アラジャホユック遺跡”
  • Korean: “알라카회위크”
  • Korean: “알리샤르 회위크”
  • Korean: “알리샤르 휘위크”
  • Mongolian: “Алажа Хююк”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alaca Hüyük”
  • Norwegian: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Persian: “آلاجه‌هویوق”
  • Persian: “آلاکا هیوک”
  • Russian: “Аладжа-Гуюк”
  • Russian: “Аладжа-Хуюк”
  • Russian: “Аладжа-Хююк”
  • Russian: “Аладжахёюк”
  • Russian: “Алака-Хююк”
  • Slovenian: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Spanish: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Spanish: “Alaca Huyuk”
  • Spanish: “Alacahoyuk”
  • Spanish: “Alacahöyük”
  • Swedish: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Turkish: “Alaca Höyük”
  • Turkish: “Alacahöyük”
  • Turkish: “Arinna”
  • Ukrainian: “Аладжа-Хююк”
  • Urdu: “آلاجا ہوئیوک”
  • Uzbek: “Alajaxyoyuk”
  • Western Mari: “Аладжахӧйӱк”
  • “Alacahoeyuek”

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