Yazılıkaya

Yazılıkaya was a sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire, today in the , . Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art, and these are generally regarded as the most important group.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Yazilikaya (rupestral sanctuary)”
  • Description: sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Green stone.
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The Hattusa is a roughly cubic block… is situated 1½ km southwest of Yazılıkaya.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yüksekyayla and Yekbas.
is a village in the Alaca District of in Turkey. is situated 3½ km east of Yazılıkaya.
is a neighbourhood of the town , Boğazkale District, , Turkey. is situated 3½ km northwest of Yazılıkaya.
is a village in the Boğazkale District of in Turkey. is situated 4 km north of Yazılıkaya.

Yazılıkaya

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Latitude
40.02543° or 40° 1′ 32″ north
Longitude
34.63271° or 34° 37′ 58″ east
Open location code
8GGP2JGM+53
Open­Street­Map ID
node 610607807
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q529923

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yakut—“Yazılıkaya” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يازيليكايا”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yazılıqaya”
  • Bashkir: “Яҙыулыҡая”
  • Basque: “Yazilikaya”
  • Basque: “Yazilikayako santutegia”
  • Basque: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Bulgarian: “Язълъкая”
  • Catalan: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Czech: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Dutch: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Finnish: “Yazılıkaya”
  • French: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Galician: “Yazilikaya”
  • German: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Hungarian: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Italian: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Japanese: “ヤズルカヤ”
  • Lithuanian: “Jazilikaja”
  • Lithuanian: “Jaziliskaja”
  • Persian: “یازلیکایا”
  • Russian: “Язылыкая”
  • Slovenian: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Spanish: “Yazilikaya”
  • Spanish: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Swiss German: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Turkish: “Yazılıkaya”
  • Ukrainian: “Язиликая”
  • Yakut: “Йазылыкайа”

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