Karatepe

Karatepe
Karatepe is located in Turkey
Karatepe
Shown within Turkey
LocationOsmaniye Province, Turkey
Coordinates37°17′45″N 36°15′14″E / 37.29572521°N 36.25394787°E / 37.29572521; 36.25394787
TypeSettlement
History
CulturesHittite
Site notes
ConditionIn ruins

Karatepe (Turkish, 'Black Hill'; Hittite: Azatiwataya) is a late Hittite fortress and open-air museum in Osmaniye Province in southern Turkey lying at a distance of about 23 km from the district center of Kadirli. It is sited in the Taurus Mountains, on the right bank of the Ceyhan River. The site is contained within Karatepe-Aslantaş National Park.