Šamuḫa
Šamuḫa is an ancient Bronze Age settlement. It was a city of the Hittites, a religious centre and, for a few years, a military capital for the empire. It has been proposed to have been at a site near the village of Kayalıpınar, Yıldızeli, c.
- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Samuha Antik Kenti”
- Description: archeological site in Turkey
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kayalıpınar.
Kayalıpınar
Kayalıpınar is a village in Yıldızeli District, in Sivas Province, Turkey.
Šamuḫa
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Latitude
39.61966° or 39° 37′ 11″ north
Longitude
36.52801° or 36° 31′ 41″ east
Open location code
8GFRJG9H+V6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = archaeological_site
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made = mound
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Šamuḫa” goes by many names.
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