Green stone
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.
- Stone
- …is also known as “Hattusa Green Stone”
- Description: block of nephrite in Turkey
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Yazılıkaya.
Yazılıkaya
Yazılıkaya was a sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital…
1½ km northeast of Green stone
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yekbas and Yazır.
Yekbas
Suburb
Yekbas is a neighbourhood of the town Boğazkale, Boğazkale District, Çorum Province, Turkey.
3½ km north of Green stone
Yazır
Village
Yazır is a village in the Boğazkale District of Çorum Province in Turkey.
3½ km southwest of Green stone
Karakeçili
Village
Karakeçili is a village in the Boğazkale District of Çorum Province in Turkey.
4 km west of Green stone
Green stone
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Latitude
40.01933° or 40° 1′ 10″ north
Longitude
34.6154° or 34° 36′ 55″ east
Open location code
8GGP2J98+P5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = stone
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Green stone” goes by many names.
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Nearby Ruins
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