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title: Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10365/yazilikaya-hittite-rock-sanctuary/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10365.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10365.jpg)

## Image Caption

Yazılıkaya is a [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) rock sanctuary located about 1.5 kilometres northeast of Hattusa, the capital [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of the Hittite [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/) in the late [Bronze Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Bronze_Age/). It is the largest known Hittite rock monument. The sanctuary consisted of a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/)-like building and two open-air chambers cut into the bedrock. In the 13th century BCE, the Yazılıkaya sanctuary served as a place for the celebration of the arrival of the New Year each spring.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, April 04). Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10365/yazilikaya-hittite-rock-sanctuary/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 04, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10365/yazilikaya-hittite-rock-sanctuary/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Yazilikaya Hittite Rock Sanctuary." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10365/yazilikaya-hittite-rock-sanctuary/>.

## License & Copyright

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