ɪt wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈeɪdʒɚ hˈɪɾaɪt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs ænd ɐdmˈɪnɪstɹˌeɪɾɪv sˈɛntɚz, ɐ mˈɪlətˌɛɹi bˈeɪs ænd ɐn əkˈeɪʒənəl ɹˈɛzᵻdəns ʌv sˈɛvɹəl hˈɪɾaɪt kˈɪŋz.
It was one of the major Hittite religious and administrative centres, a military base and an occasional residence of several Hittite kings.