The Hittite capital Hattuşa, Yazılıkaya and Alacahöyük
A route from Alacahöyük, known for its Sphinx Gate and Early Bronze Age royal tombs, to the Boğazköy Museum, which displays the two Hittite sphinxes returned from Berlin; at Hattuşa, after the royal citadel Büyükkale, the Lion Gate and Yerkapı with its stone tunnel, it ends at Yazılıkaya with its reliefs of deities.
- Estimated duration
- ~5 h 30 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~30 km
- Getting around
- By car
- Stops
- 6 stops
Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.
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Route map
Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Stops
- 1
- 2
~24 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Museum
Boğazköy Museum
Boğazkale, Çorum
~24.42 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 3
~1.4 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Archaeological site
Büyükkale (Great Citadel)
Boğazkale, Çorum
~1.45 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 4
~910 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Archaeological site
Lion Gate (Aslanlı Kapı)
Boğazkale, Çorum
~0.91 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 5
~710 m from the previous stop (straight line)
Archaeological site
Yerkapı and the Sphinx Gate
Boğazkale, Çorum
~0.71 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
View place - 6
~2.5 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Archaeological site
Yazılıkaya Open-Air Sanctuary
Boğazkale, Çorum
~2.54 km from the previous stop as the crow flies
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