Nerik

Nerik
Nerik
Location of Nerik in Turkey
Alternative nameNarak
LocationOymaağaç, Vezirköprü, Samsun Province, Turkey
RegionBlack Sea Region
Coordinates41°12′25″N 35°25′12″E / 41.207°N 35.420°E / 41.207; 35.420
History
Abandoned1200 BC
PeriodsHittites
Site notes
Excavation dates2005–
ArchaeologistsRainer Maria Czichon

Nerik (Hittite: Nerik(ka)) was a Bronze Age settlement to the north of the Hittite capitals Hattusa and Sapinuwa, probably in the Pontic region. Since 2005–2009, the site of Nerik has been identified as Oymaağaç Höyük, on the eastern side of the Kızılırmak River, 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Vezirköprü.