Yazılıkaya

Yazılıkaya, Eskişehir, also called Midas City, is a village with Phrygian ruins.
Yazılıkaya
Yazılıkaya
Shown within Turkey
LocationÇorum Province, Turkey
RegionAnatolia
Coordinates40°01′30″N 34°37′58″E / 40.02500°N 34.63278°E / 40.02500; 34.63278
TypeSettlement
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins

Yazılıkaya (Turkish: Inscribed rock) was a sanctuary of Hattusa, the capital city of the Hittite Empire, today in the Çorum Province, Turkey. Rock reliefs are a prominent aspect of Hittite art, and these are generally regarded as the most important group.

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