Alaca District is a district of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Alaca. Its area is 1,296 km, and its population is 29,929 (2022).
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Alaca District in the context of Alaca Höyük
Alacahöyük or Alaca Höyük (sometimes also spelled as Alacahüyük, Euyuk, or Evuk) is the site of a Neolithic and Hittite settlement and is an important archaeological site. It is situated near the village of Alacahüyük in the Alaca District of Çorum Province, Turkey, northeast of Boğazkale (formerly and more familiarly Boğazköy), where the ancient capital city Hattusa of the Hittite Empire was situated. Its Hittite name is unknown: connections with Arinna, Tawiniya, and Zippalanda have all been suggested.
Alaca District in the context of Alacahüyük
Alacahüyük is a village in the Alaca District of Çorum Province in Turkey. Its population is 250 (2022). Before the 2013 reorganisation, it was a township (belde).