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  Nerik Location of Nerik in Turkey | |
| Alternative name | Narak |
|---|---|
| Location | Oymaağaç, Vezirköprü, Samsun Province, Turkey |
| Region | Black Sea Region |
| Coordinates | 41°12′25″N 35°25′12″E / 41.207°N 35.420°E |
| History | |
| Abandoned | 1200 BC |
| Periods | Hittites |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2005– |
| Archaeologists | Rainer Maria Czichon |
Nerik (Hittite: Nerik(ka)[1]) was a Bronze Age settlement to the north of the Hittite capitals Hattusa and Sapinuwa, probably in the Pontic region.[2] Since 2005–2009, the site of Nerik has been identified as Oymaağaç Höyük,[3] on the eastern side of the Kızılırmak River, 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Vezirköprü.
- ^ "Nerik(ka)." Reallexikon der Assyriologie.
- ^ Bryce, Trevor (2005). Kingdom of the Hittites: New Edition. Oxford University Press. p. 113. ISBN 0199281327.
- ^ Piotr Taracha (2015). "Looking for Ziplanda. The Hittite Names of Kuşsaray and Kaletepe". In Anacleto D’Agostino; Valentina Orsi; Giulia Torri (eds.). Sacred Landscapes of Hittites and Luwians. Proceedings of the International Conference in Honour of Franca Pecchioli Daddi, Florence, February 6th-8th 2014. Firenze University Press. p. 57.