Tarḫuntašša
Ancient city · Turkey
- Abandoned
- 1200 BC
- Founded
- 1294 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 36.867, 33.167
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Тархунтасса — бывшее царство и город эпохи позднего бронзового века на территории Анатолии.
History
Tarḫuntašša was a Bronze Age city in south-central Anatolia mentioned in contemporary documents. Its location is unknown. The city was the capital of the Hittite Empire for a time and later became a regional power in its own right. The kingdom controlled by the city is known by the same name and its approximate borders are known from texts.