Boğazköy
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Boğazköy is an important archaeological site in central Turkey best known as the location of Hattusa, the former capital of the Hittite Empire.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boğazkale | 3 |
| Boğazköy canonical | 3 |
| Boğazkale (historically) | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
village ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hittite Empire
ⓘ
Hittites ⓘ |
| contains |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| excavationsBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Boghazköy
Boğazköy ⓘ
surface form:
Boğazkale (historically)
|
| hasArchaeologicalPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType | ancient city ruins ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
Hittite archives
ⓘ
surface form:
Boğazköy cuneiform tablets
|
| hasNearbyRiver | Kızılırmak River ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hittite archaeological remains
ⓘ
ruins of the Hittite capital Hattusa ⓘ |
| languageEvidence |
Hittite
ⓘ
surface form:
Hittite language
|
| locatedIn |
Central Anatolia Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Anatolia
Çorum Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Boğazköy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Boğazkale
|
| near |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
Yazılıkaya sanctuary ⓘ |
| partOf | Boğazkale District ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia ⓘ |
| significance |
key site for study of Hittite civilization
ⓘ
major Near Eastern archaeological site ⓘ |
| terrain | hilly ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| writingSystemEvidence | cuneiform script ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Boğazkale
this entity surface form:
Boğazkale
this entity surface form:
Boğazkale
this entity surface form:
Boğazkale (historically)