| Boğazkale | ||
| State | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Region | Black Sea region | |
| Territory | Central Black Sea region | |
| Surface | 310.50 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 1.356 (2012) | |
| Prefix tel | 90 0364 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 19310 | |
| Time zone | UTC 2 | |
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Boğazkale is a city of Black Sea region.
To know
This city located near the ruins of the ancient Hittite city of Hattusa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
How to orient yourself
Boğazkale: full screen map.How to get
By bus
Boğazkale is out of the way Ankara - Samsun, from the city of Sungurlu there are many buses that run on that route.
There are 2 municipal buses per day from Sungurlu to Boğazkale from Monday to Friday. The bus leaves Sungurlu at 07:30 and 17:30. Return journeys from Boğazkale are at 07:00 and 17:00. Ask the locals Belediye otobüsü Boğazkale in Sungurlu. There are 1-2 dolmuş services per day without a reliable timetable.
By taxi
Taxis are also available between Sungurlu and Boğazkale.
How to get around
What see
Those who come here are tourists interested in the ruins of Hattusa.
- 1 Boğazköy Museum, Çarşı, Hitit cad no.16, ☎ 90 364 452 20 06. Some items are from Hattusa (but most are ad Ankara), there are also many photographs of the excavations.
Events and parties
What to do
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Average prices
- 1 Aşıkoğlu hotels, ☎ 90 364 452 2004.
150 TL for a single room. The first hotel founded in Boğazkale with a very helpful owner who can arrange transfers from Sungurlu and also trips to the surroundings like Alacahöyük. - 2 Hittite Houses, ☎ 90 533 517 43 96. 80 TL for a single room. The budget accommodation of the Hotel Aşıkogluç just across the street. You have access to all services of Hotel Aşıkoğlu with transfers etc.
150 TL for a single room. The first hotel founded in Boğazkale with a very helpful owner who can arrange transfers from Safety
Boğazkale is located exactly within the habitat of the ticks (kene), which are known to be a carrier of severe Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF or Turkish: Kırım Kongo Kanamalı Ateşi or KKKA) in the area. Follow the usual tick prevention strategy, avoid tall grasses, and wear long pants from April to October when ticks are active; if you nevertheless get bitten, consult a doctor immediately, as those who are unfortunate enough to be infected with CCHF have a mortality rate of 10-40% within three days of infection. Experts advise not to remove the tick from the body as this could cause the mouth to break, which results in a high likelihood of infection and makes it more difficult for medical personnel to identify the tick.
- 1 Hospital (Boğazkale Entegre İlçe Hastanesi).
How to keep in touch
Around
- Amasya - inland city on the Yeşilırmak River with whitewashed Ottoman architecture and ancient tombs carved into the cliffs overlooking the city.
- Çorum - 30 km north.
- Ordu - on the way to the most popular cities and sites of the eternally rainy and green eastern Black Sea.
- Samsun - the largest city on the Turkish Black Sea coast with great city attractions: such as the opera and museums. There are also many sports, including wakeboarding in the summer.
- Tokat
