Karatepe-Aslantaş

Karatepe

Shown within Turkey
Location	Osmaniye Province, Turkey
Coordinates	37°17′45″N 36°15′14″E / 37.29572521°N 36.25394787°E / 37.29572521; 36.25394787
Type	Settlement
History
Cultures	Hittite
Site notes
Condition	In 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.