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Alternative name | Narak |
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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.