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Hattusha begins roughly 500 years before Sardis.
Oldest
Hattusha
1650 BCE – 1178 BCE
Longest span
Sardis
1200 BCE – 1402 CE
Most popular
Hattusha
65 / 100
Distance apart
591 km
Hattusha → Sardis
UNESCO World Heritage
- HattushaListed
- SardisNot listed
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Evidence & Interpretation
Hattusha Türkiye, Central Anatolia | Sardis Türkiye, Aegean | |
|---|---|---|
| Date Range | 1650 BCE – 1178 BCE | 1200 BCE – 1402 CE |
| Province | Çorum | Manisa |
| Region | Central Anatolia | Aegean |
| Popularity | 65 / 100 | 63 / 100 |
| Eras | Bronze Age | Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, Roman, Iron Age, Medieval |
| Civilizations | Hittite | Roman, Lydian, Byzantine, Greek |
| Evidence & Interpretation | 4✓ 1? 1✗ | 3✓ 1? 2✗ |
| Wikipedia | 12.4K views/mo | 9.5K views/mo |