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Orenkaya Destination Guide

Touring Orenkaya in Turkey

Orenkaya in the region of Çorum is a city located in Turkey - some 87 mi or ( 140 km ) East of Ankara , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Orenkaya

Time in Orenkaya is now 02:29 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Istanbul " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Aleppo, Yozgat, Sogutluyayla, Sorgun, and Musabeylibogazi. Being here already, consider visiting Aleppo . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Orenkaya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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ハットゥシャ Hattusha: the Hittite Capital

2:20 min by kidtvl
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トルコはボアズカレにあるハットゥシャ遺跡の風景です。広大な大地に、紀元前のヒッタイト文明の栄華の証が風にさらされています。 ..

Bogazkoy - Life in a Turkish Village

7:43 min by Autumnbreeze3000
Views: 2403 Rating: 3.67

Bogazkoy (or Boazkale) is a village in Turkey's Anatolian highlands. It lies next to the large archaeological site of Hattusha, which was the capital city of the Hittite empire, about 4000 years ago. ..


Hattusha, Royal City of the Hittites Cotafamily4's photos around Bogazkale, Turkey (slideshow)

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 633 Rating: 1.00

Preview of Cotafamily4's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..

Hattusa - a day with the ancient Hittites Grahamandmandi's photos around Bogazkale, Turkey

2:27 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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Preview of Grahamandmandi's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about the ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hattusa

Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. It was found to be located near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızılırmak River . Hattusa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1986.

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Located at 40.02 34.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Anatolia, Archaeological sites in Turkey, Archaeological sites of prehistoric Anatolia, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings and structures in Çorum Province, Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Çorum Province, Hattian cities, History of Çorum Province, Hittite cities, Hittite sites in Turkey, World Heritage Sites in 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 12 km away
Tags: Anatolia, Buildings and structures in Çorum Province, Geography of Çorum Province, History of Çorum Province, Hittite mythology, Hittite sites in Turkey

Körpeli, Dinar

Körpeli is a village in the District of Dinar, Afyonkarahisar Province, Turkey.

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Located at 39.88 34.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Afyonkarahisar Province

Hüseyindede Tepe

Hüseyindede Tepe is an Early Hittite site in the Sungurlu district of Turkey's Çorum Province, about 2 km south of a town called Yörüklü (pop. 2,988 as of 2000). The site has been surveyed in 1997, leading to the rare discovey of a vase relief depicting a bull-leaping scene The Hüseyindede Vase after a vase found in İnandık is only the second Hittite vase discovered depicting dancers, musicians and acrobats.

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Located at 40.13 34.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Former populated places in Turkey, Geography of Çorum Province, History of Çorum Province, Hittite sites in Turkey

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 30 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

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