Dasmenda

Dasmenda lies in the upper Kızılırmak country west of Sivas. Near Kayalıpınar the remains of the Hittite city of Samuha rise above the river. Excavations have uncovered administrative buildings and tablets written in Hittite and Assyrian. The Kızılırmak connected Samuha with the Hittite heartland, and the city served as an important centre during the empire's long history.