Sungurlu
town in Çorum Province, Turkey
Sungurlu is a town in Çorum Province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, located 72 km south-west of the city of Çorum. It is the seat of Sungurlu District. Its population is 30,275 (2022). The mayor is Muhsin Dere (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. The town consists of 17 quarters: Başpınar, Fevzipaşa, İsmetpaşa, Sunguroğlu, Şekerpınar, Turan, Yenidoğan, Akçay, Bahçelievler, Gürpınar, Hacettepe, Yenihayat, Cevheri, Çiftlik, Akçakent, Fatih and Örnekevler.
Many of Turkey's leading socks manufacturers are from Sungurlu.
There is a clock tower in the town, built in 1891.
History
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.
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