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Kapilikaya Rock Tomb

Coordinates: 40°45′24″N 34°54′38″E / 40.7565548°N 34.9104274°E / 40.7565548; 34.9104274 (Kapilikaya Rock Tomb)
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40°45′24″N 34°54′38″E / 40.7565548°N 34.9104274°E / 40.7565548; 34.9104274 (Kapilikaya Rock Tomb)

The Kapilikaya Rock Tomb is located in Kırkdilim, 27 km north of Çorum, Turkey, on a rocky, steep and rough land formed by rift valleys cracked by river, on the north- west corner of a rock which extends to the north.

It is a rock tomb of the Hellenistic period, dating back to the 2nd century B.C. The inscription "IKEZIOS" stands on the door of the tomb. The tomb is in a cube shape.