Ankuwa was an ancient Hattian

Hattian

The word Hattian may refer to:* An ancient people of Anatolia, the Hattians.* An extinct language spoken in that region, the Hattic language....

 and Hittite

Hittites

The Hittites were a Bronze Age people of Anatolia.They established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia c. the 18th century BC. The Hittite empire reached its height c...

 settlement in central Anatolia

Anatolia

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. Along with Hattusa

Hattusa

Hattusa was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age. It was located near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızıl River ....

 and Katapa, it was one of the capitals from which the Hittite kings reigned during the year. Travelling from Hattusa, the royal entourage would arrive at Imralla on the first night, Hobigassa on the second, and Ankuwa on the third.

The settlement has been linked to modern Ankyra

Ankyra

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 for etymological reasons, but Hittite sources have been discovered to place the settlement along the southern bend of the Marrassandtiya River, the modern Kızılırmak. Alishar Hüyük

Alishar Hüyük

Alishar Hüyük was an ancient Near Eastern city. It is near the modern village of Alisar.-History:Alishar Hüyük was occupied beginning the Chalcolithic Period, though...

has also been suggested as a location.