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Mecitözü
Mecitözü is a town and district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 37 km from the city of Çorum Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately from A .... The district covers an area of 942 km², and the elevation is 750 m. According to 2000 census the district's population is 26,064, of which 5,787 live in the town of Mecitözü, with the majority living in the surrounding countryside. The mayor is Ünal Yavuz ( CHP). Mecitözü stands in a small plain surrounded by mountains. Average annual rainfall is 422.7 mm. People get along on farming, especially on growing sugar beet and grains. There is also a flour mill and a brickworks. The town of Mecitözü provides the surrounding district with schools, sports facilities, a hospital and other basic infras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Çorum Province
Çorum ( tr, ) is a province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast. Its provincial capital is the city of Çorum, the traffic code is 19. History Excavations reveal that Çorum area was inhabited during the Paleolithic, Neolithic period and the 4th stage of the Calcolithic Age. Remains of these periods have been found at Büyük Güllüce, Eskiyapar and Kuşsaray. In later times Çorum and its environs were dominated by Hittites and in the district of Boğazkale is one of the most important Hittite sites in Anatolia, the UNESCO World Heritage listed Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire from 1700 BC to 1200 BC. Other important Hittite sites include the open-air temples at Yazılıkaya and Alacahöyük; royal tombs; and the excavations of Boğazköy including tablets proving tradings links between the Hittites and the Ancient Egyptians. Later civilizations such as the Phrygians a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |