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Also known as Boğazköy

Boğazkale ("Gorge Fortress") is a town of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, located from the city of Çorum. It is the seat of Boğazkale District. Its population is 1,203 (2022). Formerly known as Boğazköy ("Gorge Village"), Boghaz Keui or Boghazköy, this small town (basically one street of shops) sits in a rural area on the road from Çorum to Yozgat. The town consists of 4 quarters: Yekbas, Çarşı, Hattusas and Hisar.

Key facts

Turkey place.type
municipality
Turkey place.name
Boğazkale
Turkey place.image_skyline
Ḫattuša_Kesikkaya_09.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption
View of Boğazkale from near the Kesikkaya (Split Rock), along with some ruins of the ancient city of Hattusa
Turkey place.province
Çorum
Turkey place.district
Boğazkale
Turkey place.leader_party
AKP
Turkey place.leader_name
Adem Özel
Turkey place.population_total
1203
Turkey place.population_as_of
2022
Turkey place.postal_code
19310
Turkey place.area_code
0364
Turkey place.blank1_name
Climate
Turkey place.blank1_info
Dsb

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Boğazkale ("Gorge Fortress") is a town of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, located from the city of Çorum. It is the seat of Boğazkale District. Its population is 1,203 (2022). Formerly known as Boğazköy ("Gorge Village"), Boghaz Keui or Boghazköy, this small town (basically one street of shops) sits in a rural area on the road from Çorum to Yozgat. The town consists of 4 quarters: Yekbas, Çarşı, Hattusas and Hisar.

Boğazkale is the site of the ancient Hittite city Hattusa and its sanctuary Yazılıkaya. Because of its rich historic and architectural heritage, the town is a member of the Norwich-based European Association of Historic Towns and Regions (EAHTR).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boğazkale” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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