Yerkapi
Yerkapi is an archaeological site in Boğazkale, Çorum Province. Yerkapi is situated nearby to the archaeological site Nişantaş, as well as near the village Yazır.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yazılıkaya and Green stone.
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 2½ km northeast of Yerkapi.
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 1½ km north of Yerkapi.
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 2½ km southwest of Yerkapi.
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 Yerkapi.
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 5 km north of Yerkapi.
Yerkapi
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Yerkapı”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Boğazkale, Çorum Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
40.00597° or 40° 0′ 22″ northLongitude
34.61657° or 34° 36′ 60″ eastOpen location code
8GGP2J48+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1418962955OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Yerkapi” goes by many names.
- German: “Yerkapi”
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Highlights include Nişantaş and Hoşur Şelalesi.
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