Çorum () is a northern

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n city in

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. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey and is approximately from

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and from

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. It is the seat of

Çorum Province Çorum () 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 area is 12,428 km2, and its population is 524,130 (2022). Its provincial capital ...

and of Çorum District.İlçe Belediyesi
Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023. Its population is 269,595 (2022). The city has an

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of above sea level. Çorum is primarily known for its

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n and Hittite archaeological sites, its thermal springs, and its native roasted chickpea snacks known nationally as leblebi.

History

There is ample archaeological evidence for human presence in the area since the

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.History of Çorum
The area prospered during the Bronze Age, with the emergence of the

Hittite Empire The Hittites () were an Anatolian peoples, Anatolian Proto-Indo-Europeans, Indo-European people who formed one of the first major civilizations of the Bronze Age in West Asia. Possibly originating from beyond the Black Sea, they settled in mo ...

between 1650 and 1200 BCE.

Hattusa Hattusa, also Hattuşa, Ḫattuša, Hattusas, or Hattusha, was the capital of the Hittites, Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age during two distinct periods. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey (originally Boğazköy) within the great ...

, the Hittite capital, was located in the region owing to its inherent geographic protection and the well-established local economy as supported by the regional Karum system. There is a hypothesis that the Byzantine town of Euchaneia was at or near the site of the modern city, but others place Euchaneia further east, at

Euchaita Euchaita () was a Byzantine city and diocese in Helenopontus, the Armeniac Theme (northern Asia Minor), and an important stop on the Ancyra- Amasea Roman road. Euchaita gained prominence during the later Roman and Byzantine periods as a signifi ...

. In

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sources, Çorum was known as Niconia (Nikonya), and in the

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period known as Evkaite. The settlement of Çorum proper can be traced only to the 16th century. The name is of unknown origin and is first attested in Ottoman records about a Seljuk fortress, ''Çorum Kalesi,'' described by Evliya Çelebi. In the mid-16th century, the fortress was divided into four

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, or quarters. From 1867 until 1922, Çorum was part of the

Angora vilayet The Vilayet of Angora () or Ankara was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, centered on the city of Angora (Ankara) in north-central Anatolia, which included most of ancient Galatia. Demographics At the beginni ...

Çorum today

The town today is generally tidy and pleasant, with a locally popular countryside. As with most Central Anatolian and inland

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towns, the population is largely conservative, leading to a generally more restricted nightlife that favors dry establishments, although there are some bars, pubs, and cafés that offer a mix of contemporary and traditional Turkish folk music. Within the city, there is a good range of shops, cafés, and restaurants, with a cuisine that includes a variety of pastries including the nationally known Çorum Mantısı - a popular dish similar to

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that is slowly baked in a brick oven or steamed in a beef broth. As well as the archeological and other historic sites, the countryside surrounding Çorum offers many places for picnics, particularly near the Çomar reservoir or in the mountains around the province. The old Ottoman houses, the 19th-century clock tower, and the Çorum Museum, which displays a range of artefacts from excavations in the region, are popular tourist attractions. An ''International Hittite Congress'' of archaeologists is held in Çorum every three years.

Economy

Although the economic output of the city has historically been relatively small, with a focus on traditional crafts such as

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ing, tanning, hand weaving,

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, and

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, over the past two decades, the city has shown a significant growth in industrial production and light engineering, making it one of the most industrially advanced cities relative to its population size. Originally home to about 20 tile and brick manufacturing facilities and 10 flour and feed mills, the city today produces a wide variety of products ranging from

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, refined sugar to

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to computer parts, and, more recently,

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through chicken farming.

Population

Geography

Çorum is on the northern edge of the Central

n Plateau. The city is on a plain surrounded by mountains. The Merzifon branch of the

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passes about north of Çorum, with the main fault line passing about north.

Climate

Çorum has a warm summer continental climate (

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: ''Dfb'' or

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: ''Dcb'') with dry summers and cold, snowy winters. It also has mild to cool wet springs and autumns with light rain. Highest recorded temperature: on 30 July 2000.
Lowest recorded temperature: on 23 February 1985. Leblebi

Transport

There are many ways to reach Çorum by road. The transportation by road from the capital Ankara is via E88. A station point was created for the high-speed train line to be built between

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by TCDD, passing through Çorum. It is possible to reach Çorum Intercity Bus Terminal by bus from anywhere in Turkey.

Twin towns – sister cities

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Notable People's Of Çorum

* İskilipli Mehmed Atıf Hoca, Islamist * Süleyman Özmen,

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student * Elif Çakır, journalist * Nihat Nikerel, actor * Aşık Gülabi, folk poet * Gülşen Kutlu, folk singer * Emel Taşçıoğlu, folk singer * Mahmut Atalay, wrestler

Mayors of Çorum Province

1973 Events January * January 1 – The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 14 - The 16-0 19 ...

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

and

1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

Turhan Kılıççıoğlu CHP, SHP *

Necdet Diken ANAP *

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Arif Ersoy Refah Party, Fazilet Partisi,

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2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

Ömer Abuhanoğlu

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

Turan Atlamaz

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Muzaffer Külcü

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

Zeki Gül

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Halil İbrahim Aşgın

References

External links

Pictures of the city with links to surrounding Hittite sites
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Corum Provincial municipalities in Turkey Çorum District Populated places in Çorum Province