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Alaca Destination Guide

Touring Alaca in Turkey

Alaca in the region of Çorum with its 27,019 citizens is located in Turkey - some 107 mi or ( 171 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

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Time in Alaca is now 01:56 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Yozgat, Sorgun, Kırşehir, and Keskin. Being here already, consider visiting Aleppo . Check out our recommendations for Alaca ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Alaca Dam

Alaca Dam is a dam in Çorum Province, Turkey, built between 1979 and 1984.

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Located at 40.11 34.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Dams completed in 1984, Dams in Çorum Province

Alaca Höyük

Alacahöyük or Alaca Höyük (sometimes also spelt as Alacahüyük, Euyuk, or Evuk) is the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement and is an important archaeological site. It is northeast of Boğazkale (formerly and more familiarly Boğazköy), where the ancient capital city Hattusa of the Hittite Empire was situated. Its Hittite name is unknown: connections with Arinna, Tawiniya, and Zippalanda have all been suggested.

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Located at 40.23 34.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites of prehistoric Anatolia, Buildings and structures in Çorum Province, Corum, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Çorum Province, Hattian cities, History of Çorum Province, Hittite cities, Hittite sites in Turkey, National parks of Turkey

Yazılıkaya

Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir, also called Midas City, is a village with Phrygian ruins. Yazılıkaya was a sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire, today in the Çorum Province, Turkey. This was a holy site for the Hittites, located within walking distance of the gates of the city of Hattusa. It had two main chambers formed inside a group of rock outcrops.

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Located at 40.03 34.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Anatolia, Buildings and structures in Çorum Province, Geography of Çorum Province, History of Çorum Province, Hittite mythology, Hittite sites in Turkey

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