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Hittite Rock Relief
Hittite Rock Relief sites reveal how different traditions shape sacred space through architecture, landscape, ritual, and memory.
8 hittite rock relief sacred sites. Use the country and tradition filters to narrow in.
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Hittite Rock Relief sacred sites span countries, traditions, pilgrimage routes, and sacred landscapes represented in the Pilgrim Map atlas.
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Fıraktın Relief
Develi area, Kayseri, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey
Carved into a riverside boulder in a Taurus mountain valley fifty kilometers south of Kayseri, the Fıraktın relief depicts Hittite Great King Hattusili III pouring water...
Gökbez Relief
Bor district, Niğde, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey
In a courtyard in Gökbez village, Niğde Province, a massive stone block lies on its side against a house wall — a Neo-Hittite storm god who has been horizontal for...
Hanyeri Relief
Tufanbeyli area, Adana, Mediterranean Region, Turkey
Carved four meters above a mountain road at the Gezbeli Pass in the Taurus Mountains, the Hanyeri relief names the divine owner of the mountain it occupies: Sharruma,...
Hemite Relief
Gökçedam / former Hemite, Osmaniye, Mediterranean Region, Turkey
On the north bank of the Ceyhan River in Osmaniye Province, a 13th-century BC Hittite warrior-prince gazes outward from the cliff face above the water....
İmamkullu Relief
Tomarza area, Kayseri, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey
On the flank of Bey Dağı in Kayseri's Tomarza district, a trachyte boulder carries the most dynamic image in Hittite rock art: the Thunder God Teshub riding his chariot...
Karabel Relief
Kemalpaşa–Torbalı corridor, İzmir, Aegean Region, Turkey
A rock relief carved three millennia ago by a Hittite vassal king watches over the Karabel Pass in the hills east of İzmir....
Karasu Relief
Araban district, Gaziantep, Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
On a cliff face two hundred meters above the Karasu River near its meeting with the Euphrates, the Karasu Relief shows a deity standing on a stag: Runtiya, the...
Taşçı Reliefs
Develi area, Kayseri, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey
Carved into cliff faces deep within a narrow gorge at the confluence of two rivers, the Taşçı Reliefs are among the most remote sacred monuments of the Hittite Empire....
Key questions
Hittite Rock Relief sacred-site questions
- What hittite rock relief sacred sites are included?
- Hittite Rock Relief sacred sites are places where this site type carries religious, ritual, cultural, or pilgrimage significance. This guide lists 8 in the current Pilgrim Map atlas.
- Where are these hittite rock relief sites located?
- Major country clusters include Turkey.
- Which traditions are represented?
- Traditions represented here include Ancient.
- Can I view hittite rock relief sacred sites on a map?
- Yes. Compare the country and tradition clusters, switch to map view for geography, then use site pages for practical context and related places.