- Sungurlu
Sungurlu is the largest and wealthiest district of
Çorum Province in the Black Sea Region ofTurkey , located at 72 km south-west of the city ofÇorum . 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 theBlack Sea city ofSamsun , 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 ,Galatia ns and thenAncient Romans andByzantines . Following the defeat of Byzantium by the Turks at the battle ofMalazgirt in 1071 the area was settled byDanishmend 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 2007ee also
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* [http://www.sungurluhaber.com/ A local news website]
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