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Sungurlu District
Sungurlu District is a district of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Sungurlu.İlçe Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its area is 1,999 km2, and its population is 48,296 (2022). Composition There is one in Sungurlu District: * There are 108 in Sungurlu District:[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sungurlu
Sungurlu is the largest and wealthiest district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, located 72 km south-west of the city of Çorum. The population is about 59,283, of which 34,159 live in the town of Sungurlu. The mayor is Abdulkadir Şahiner ( MHP). Sungurlu is on the main road from the Turkish capital Ankara to the Black Sea city of Samsun, and is a popular stop for soup or snacks, including Çorum's famous roasted chick peas (leblebi), when traveling that route by bus. Sungurlu has been settled by Hittites, Assyrians, Phrygians, Cimmerians, Alexander the Great, Galatians, Ancient Romans, and Pontic Greeks. Following the defeat of Byzantium by the Turks at the battle of Malazgirt in 1071, the area was settled by Danishmend lords. Many of Turkey's leading socks manufacturers are from Sungurlu. There is a clock tower in the town, built in 1891. History Sungurlu formerly was a village in Yozgat District of Sivas Province of Ottoman Empire. In 1872–73 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |