Hattusa, the ancient capital of the Hittite Empire, is in Turkey.
The ruins lie near Boğazkale in central Anatolia, in modern-day Çorum Province. Hattusa became the Hittite capital around the 17th century BCE and remained the empire’s political and religious center for centuries.
The site includes massive defensive walls, monumental gates, temples, royal buildings, and the celebrated Lion Gate. Archaeologists also found thousands of clay tablets written in cuneiform, providing important evidence about Hittite law, diplomacy, religion, and administration.
Hattusa is sometimes confused with Troy because both are famous ancient sites in Turkey, but they belonged to different historical traditions. Troy is associated with the Aegean world and the stories of the Trojan War, while Hattusa was the center of a powerful Bronze Age state that rivaled Egypt and controlled much of Anatolia and northern Syria.