Corum, Alacahoyuk, Bogazkoy (Hattusas) Travelguide

Corum is a city in North-Central and Turkey. It is on the verge of a fertile plain. A historic town on old trade routes from central Anatolia to the Black Sea coast, Çorum became famous for its hand-spinning and weaving cottage industries, the production of copper utensils, and its leather goods. It is also the main trading center for the surrounding plain, the level, irrigated by the river Kizil (the old Halys), produces cereals, fruits, tobacco, and sugar beet. The city has a 13th-century Ottoman mosque and several structures.

Corum, 242 km from Ankara is the right place for those who love of history and archaeology. It is located in an important

Area, which connects the two geographical regions of the Black Sea and Central Anatolia and the host of the earliest civilizations that left their marks all around.

The remarkable special area of the district is that it was one of the main centres of the early settlement of the Hittite period. Sites like Hattusas in Bogazkale, Yazilikaya and Alacahoyuk in Alaca town, which were important residences of those times, can be found in the province of Corum, with its remnants of the glorious age of the Hittites.

From the recent, the cities of skills, Osmancik and Sungurlu in the outskirts of the city, offer beautiful architectural work. The 13th Ulu century mosque built by the Seljuks, is one example, during the 19th Century clock tower is another attractive monument.

Corum is now a beautiful and modern province with rich natural, cultural and economic resources. Of particular interest is the fineness of the chickpeas found here, and the region is famous for the delicious roasted chickpeas.

Alacahoyuk

Alacahoyuk, 36 km from Bogazkale, is an important place of the Hittite period. Before the Hittites, the Hattion-a Bronze Age culture dominated in this district and the finds of gold and bronze objects from this period are now sheltered in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. The Hittite Gateway is the most fascinating part of the city, is flanked by two sphinxes and furnished with Hittite bas reliefs. The museum houses in Alacahoyuk the finds from the Hittite period.

Bogazkale - Bogazkoy (Hattusas)

Although the province of Corum is in the Black Sea region, Bogazkale, one of his city, is located in the region of Central Anatolia. It is the centre of the ancient Hittite region and is now a national park. The ruins of Hattusas are memorable for their situation and the antique. The Great Temple of God Tesup storm, and the fortress are remarkable. The city was the religious center of the Hittites, and since there were many temples here, it was known as the city of temples. Hattusas is surrounded by double walls and there are three gates, the Royal Gate, the Lions Gate and an underground tunnel, Yerkapi. In the Acropolis are examples of Hittite craftsmen, the Imperial Palace and government buildings.

Yazilikaya

2 km from Bogazkale, is the ancient site of Yazilikaya, whose name means "the Rock", and it is certainly a fascinating place to be visited.

The most famous of the Hittite rock monuments, Yazilikaya consists of two galleries before is an interesting open-air Pantheon. Fine Hittite reliefs of gods and goddesses adorn the walls, carved into the native stone, from the 13th Century BC. The names of the gods are inscribed in hieroglyphs on their heads, and a relief a Hittite king, dressed as a priest, is of particular interest in the well-preserved ruins.