Nerik
Vanished settlement · Turkey
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 41.207, 35.420
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Нерик — поселение бронзового века к северу от хеттских столиц Хаттуса и Сапинува, вероятно, в Понтийском регионе.
History
Nerik was a Bronze Age settlement to the north of the Hittite capitals Hattusa and Sapinuwa, probably in the Pontic region. Since 2005–2009, the site of Nerik has been identified as Oymaağaç Höyük, on the eastern side of the Kızılırmak River, 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Vezirköprü.