Šamuḫa
Settlement mound as seen from the west | |
| Location | Sivas Province, Turkey |
|---|---|
| Region | Anatolia |
| Coordinates | 39°37′10″N 36°31′41″E / 39.61944°N 36.52806°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Cultures | Hittite |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
Šamuḫa is an ancient Bronze Age settlement near the village of Kayalıpınar, Yıldızeli, c. 40 km west of Sivas, in the Sivas Province of Turkey. Located on the northern bank of Kizil Irmak river, it was a city of the Hittites, a religious centre and, for a few years, a military capital for the empire. Samuha's faith was syncretistic. Rene Lebrun in 1976 called Samuha the "religious foyer of the Hittite Empire".