Nişantaş
Nişantaş is an archaeological site in Boğazkale, Çorum Province. Nişantaş is situated nearby to the ruins Lion basin, as well as near the waterfall Hoşur Şelalesi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Green stone and Yazılıkaya.
Green stone
Stone
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hattusa Green Stone is a roughly cubic block of what is believed to be nephrite standing in the remains of the Great Temple at Hattusa, capital of the Hittites in the late Bronze Age. Green stone is situated 690 metres north of Nişantaş.
Yazılıkaya
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yazılıkaya was a sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire, today in the Çorum Province, Turkey. Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art, and these are generally regarded as the most important group. Yazılıkaya is situated 2 km northeast of Nişantaş.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yazır and Karakeçili.
Yazır
Village
Yazır is a village in the Boğazkale District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 97. Yazır is situated 3 km southwest of Nişantaş.
Karakeçili
Village
Karakeçili is a village in the Boğazkale District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 126. Karakeçili is situated 4 km west of Nişantaş.
Yekbas
Suburb
Yekbas is a neighbourhood of the town Boğazkale, Boğazkale District, Çorum Province, Turkey. Its population is 834. Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a town. Yekbas is situated 4 km north of Nişantaş.
Nişantaş
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Boğazkale, Çorum Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.01333° or 40° 0′ 48″ northLongitude
34.61741° or 34° 37′ 3″ eastOpen location code
8GGP2J78+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 11132377170OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=petroglyph
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