Filyos (Hisarönü) is a
belde town in
Çaycuma district of
Zonguldak Province,
Turkey. It is a coastal town of the
Black Sea Region
The Black Sea Region ( tr, Karadeniz Bölgesi) is a geographical region of Turkey. The largest city in the region is Samsun. Other big cities are Trabzon, Ordu, Tokat, Giresun, Rize, Amasya and Sinop.
It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the ...
at situated at the mouth of the
Filyos River. It is to Çaycuma and to
Zonguldak. In the ancient history the name of the town was
Tieion referring to the founder of the town. The settlement was declared a seat of township in 1954. The main economic activity of the town is firebrick industry. Tourism is also promising. Its population is 5268.
See also
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Filyos Natural-gas Processing Plant
References
Populated places in Zonguldak Province
Towns in Turkey
Çaycuma
Populated coastal places in Turkey
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