Sungurlu

Sungurlu

Sungurlu is the largest and wealthiest district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, located at 72 km south-west of the city of Çorum. Population is about 74,730 of which 32,774 live in the town of Sungurlu.

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 travelling that route by bus.

Sungurlu has been settled by Hittites, Assyrians, Phrygians, Cimmerians, Alexander the Great, Galatians and then Ancient Romans and Byzantines. 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.Fact|date=October 2007There is a clock tower in the town, built in 1891.Fact|date=October 2007

ee also

*Hüseyindede Tepe

External links

* [http://www.sungurluhaber.com/ A local news website]


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