Kültepe (Turkish: lit. 'ash-hill'), also known under its ancient name Kaneš (Kanesh, sometimes also Kaniš /Kanish) or Neša (Nesha), is an archaeological site in Kayseri Province, Turkey.

Kültepe, an archeological site near Kayseri, was a large Assyrian trade city founded around 2000 BC. The ancient city, named Kanesh, was the central city of Assyria’s extensive trade network in Anatolia.

Kültepe, ancient mound covering the Bronze Age city of Kanesh, in central Turkey. Kültepe was known to archaeologists during the 19th century, but it began to attract particular attention as the reputed source of so-called Cappadocian tablets in Old Assyrian cuneiform writing and language.

The site of Kültepe, which was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Kanesh and centre of a complex network of Assyrian trade colonies in the 2nd millennium B.C., is located 20 km to the northeast of the modern city of Kayseri.

Kültepe, the ancient city of Kanesh, was a powerful and cosmopolitan city located in northern Cappadocia in central Anatolia. During the early second millennium B.C., it became part of the network of trading settlements established across the region by merchants from Ashur (in Assyria in northern Mesopotamia).

卡内什（Kanesh）或库尔特佩（Kültepe）是一座可以追溯到青铜时代的古城 对贸易和文化的发展发挥了重要作用 地区交流。 它是亚述人的重要中心 公元前第二个千年期间被称为卡鲁姆的贸易殖民地。

2021年3月9日 · The site of Kültepe, which was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Kanesh and centre of a complex network of Assyrian trade colonies in the 2nd millennium B.C., is located 20 km to the northeast of the modern city of Kayseri.

2024年4月16日 · Kanesh（卡内什）（被赫梯人称为“Neşa”，可能是他们搬到Hattusa（哈图沙）之前的第一个首都城市。 位于凯塞里东北约20公里处。 库尔泰佩的遗址，是古代卡内什王国的首都，公元前2千年是亚述贸易殖民地的中心。

Kültepe, also known as Kanesh or Nesha, is a significant archaeological site located in the Kayseri Province, around 20 km southwest. The site consists of a tell that encompasses the ancient city's settlement and Assyrian civilization, and a lower town where an Assyrian settlement was discovered.

One of the most important ancient sites in Turkey is situated at Kultepe, which has been successfully excavated by Professor Özgüç since 1948. The numerous finds of exquisite beauty and considerable historical value which were brought to light in Kultepe, are among the Map of Kültepefinest works of art exhibited in the Ankara Museum.