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Area : 12.820 km² , Population : 597.065
GENERAL INFORMATION
Opening gate of Black Sea Region to Interior Anatolia Region, Çorum offers tourism services in large scale together with the 5 thousand years of history within the unique natural beauties.
HOW TO GET
Highway : Çorum is located on the main road that connects Ankara to Black Sea Region. Coach station is at the city center.
Airway : There is no airport exist at Çorum, nearest airports are at Samsun (176 km) and Ankara (242 km).
DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT
- Visiting Alacahöyük, Bogazkale Museum and ruin places,
- Seeing hand made creations made of copper,
- Tasting Çorum meat pasty, Keşkek and İskilip Dolması, Gül burma or Has Baklava,
- Buying Çorum roasted chickpea.
BOĞAZKÖY - HATTUŞAŞ
Boğazköy, (Hattusas) located at Çorum city, inside the borders of Boğazkale county, is 208 km. from Ankara, and 82 km. away from Çorum. Hattuşaş, the capital city of Hittite civilization the first to build an organized State in Anatolia, has an important place in Anatolian archeology too.
Today Boğazköy is registered as Historical National Park ,and the main places to be seen are remained from the late period of Great Hittite Empire. On your way upon following the route of the park you will see; Big temple at Aşağı Sevir (temple numbered 1), city ramparts and monumental gates on it (Arslanlı Gate (gate with lions), Poterni and Yer Gates, Kral Gate (king gate)). Temples that their numbers reach to 31 at Yukarı Sevir are composed of Nisan Hill, Kingdom Palace, other buildings and Great Castle. Most important buildings of Frig Period are Bastionu and Güney Castles. Moreover at the local museum of Boğazköy important findings of ruins are exhibited.
YAZILIKAYA (INSCRIBED STONE)
Yazılıkaya open air temple, a unique remnant of Hittite Empire Period, is 2 km north east of Boğazköy. It was formed with two spaces, named big and little galleries, and arranged with possible formation that fits the natural location of local stones. Goddesses embossments take place on the right wall, god embossments take place at left wall of Big gallery and both groups described as having a motion to main scene that shows meeting of Weather God Tesup and his wife Goddess Hepatu. Embossment of IV.King Tuthaliya is on the east wall and it is the biggest embossment of gallery. In this room celebration of the spring festival is described. Entrance to little gallery is occupied by a narrow corridor. On each two sides of the entrance protective winged lions are described. In this place, there are embossments of twelve gods as if moving ahead to right, God of Meç (rapier) and IV. Tuthaliya under the protection of God Sarumma. Temples were built in front of these praying places in later periods.
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