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Hattusha: the Hittite Capital

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Hattusha: the Hittite Capital is about 25 km north-west of Yozgat. The nearest other World Heritage site is Göreme and Cappadocia, about 150 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Yozgat · about 88,000 peopleabout 25 km south-east
  • Corum · about 183,000 peopleabout 65 km north-east
  • Kırıkkale · about 211,000 peopleabout 95 km west
  • Kırşehir · about 94,000 peopleabout 100 km south
  • Çankırı · about 71,000 peopleabout 110 km north-west
  • Amasya · about 83,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
Hattusha: the Hittite CapitalAnkaraSivasKırıkkaleCorumTokatKırşehirPolatlıYozgatAmasyaÇankırıGordion100 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Hattusha: the Hittite Capital and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesGöreme and Cappadocia1City of Safranbolu2Gordion3Neolithic Site of Çatalhöyük4Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği5Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
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Gordion

TürkiyeCultural229 km away

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