Çorum Province Çorum ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Çorum Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Capital	Çorum
Area
• Total	12,820 km2 (4,950 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
• Total	535,405
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Area code(s)	0364
Vehicle registration	19
Website	çorum.gov.tr

Çorum Province (Turkish: Çorum ili) 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.

With important archaeological sites going back 5,000 years and a unique natural beauty, Çorum is attractive to visitors.

Geography[link]

The province of Çorum is a mixture of mountains and high plateaus, some of it watered by the Kızılırmak and Yeşilırmak rivers. The province includes much attractive high meadow and mountain for walking and excursions from the city and towns.

Kızılırmak and Taybı plain, İskilip

History[link]

The Lion Gate at Hattusa, Turkey. This was one of the two city gates. The arc is typical for Hittite architecture.

Excavations reveal that Çorum area was inhabited during the Paleolithic, Neolithic period and the 4th stage of the Calcolithic Age. Remains of these periods have been found at Büyük Güllüce, Eskiyapar and Kuşsaray.

In later times Çorum and its environs were dominated by Hittites and in the district of Boğazkale is one of the most important Hittite sites in Anatolia, the UNESCO World Heritage listed Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire from 1700 BC to 1200 BC. Other important Hittite site include the open-air temples at Yazılıkaya and Alacahöyük; royal tombs; and the excavations of Boğazköy including tablets proving tradings links between the Hittites and the Ancient Egyptians.

Then came the other civilizations: Phrygians, who left remains at Pazarlı, north of Çorum;

Then Cimmerians, Medes, Persians, Galatians, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuk Turks, Danishmends, Mongol Empire (Ilkhanids), Eretnids, Kadi Burhan al-Din and finally the Ottoman Empire. As well as the Hittite archaeology the province also contains a number of castles, bridges and mosques from the Seljuk and Ottoman periods.

Population[link]

• The census data of 1831 is only the central city, villages and towns are not included.
• The boxes with (-) sign are the times the before the subprovince was a subprovince.

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Çorum Province

• (Turkish) Çorum governor's official website
• (Turkish) Çorum municipality's official website
• (English) Çorum weather forecast information

v t e Çorum Province (in the Black Sea region) of Turkey Urban districts Çorum Rural districts Alaca - Bayat - Boğazkale - Dodurga - İskilip - Kargı - Laçin - Mecitözü - Oğuzlar - Ortaköy - Osmancık - Sungurlu - Uğurludağ Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - Izmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Kilis - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

v t e Provinces of Turkey Adana Adıyaman Afyonkarahisar Ağrı Aksaray Amasya Ankara Antalya Ardahan Artvin Aydın Balıkesir Bartın Batman Bayburt Bilecik Bingöl Bitlis Bolu Burdur Bursa Çanakkale Çankırı Çorum Denizli Diyarbakır Düzce Edirne Elazığ Erzincan Erzurum Eskişehir Gaziantep Giresun Gümüşhane Hakkâri Hatay Iğdır Isparta Istanbul İzmir Kahramanmaraş Karabük Karaman Kars Kastamonu Kayseri Kilis Kırıkkale Kırklareli Kırşehir Kocaeli Konya Kütahya Malatya Manisa Mardin Mersin Muğla Muş Nevşehir Niğde Ordu Osmaniye Rize Sakarya Samsun Şanlıurfa Siirt Sinop Şırnak Sivas Tekirdağ Tokat Trabzon Tunceli Uşak Van Yalova Yozgat Zonguldak

Coordinates: 40°33′52″N 34°39′50″E / 40.56444°N 34.66389°E / 40.56444; 34.66389

Çorum
—  Town  —
Museum of archaeology in Çorum
Çorum Location of Çorum
Coordinates: 40°32′N 34°57′E / 40.533°N 34.95°E / 40.533; 34.95
Country	Turkey
Region	Black Sea
Province	Çorum
Government
• Mayor	Muzaffer Külcü (AKP)
Elevation	801 m (2,628 ft)
Population (2010)
• Urban	218,130
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	364
Website	www.corum.bel.tr

Çorum (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈtʃoɾum]) is a landlocked northern Anatolian city that is the capital of the Çorum Province of Turkey. Çorum is located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey, and is approximately 244 km (152 mi) from Ankara and 608 km (378 mi) from Istanbul. The city has an elevation of 801 m (2,628 ft) above sea level, a surface area of 12,820 km² (4950 mi²), and as of the 2009 census, a population of 218,130.^[1]

Çorum is primarily known for its Phrygian and Hittite archaeological sites, its thermal springs, and its native dried chick-pea snacks known nationally as leblebi.

History[link]

The history of the area around the present-day city is known to go as far back as the Paleolithic ages, with small settlements and tools from the era variously having been excavated over the past century.^[2]

The town also seems to have been an Assyrian trading post acting as a connection between Anatolia and Mesopotamia between 1950-1850 BC.

The city and surrounding area rose to prominence with the emergence of the Hittite Empire between 1650-1200 BC, under the patronage of which the arts and local economy significantly developed and prospered. Hattusa, the capital of Hittite Empire, was located in the region owing to its inherent geographic protection, and the well-established local economy as supported by the regional Karum system.^[2]

Following the collapse of the Hittites, the Phyrgian Empire continued to keep stability in the region.

After the Phyrgians, the city underwent various rulerships, with the most prominent being the Medes, the Persians, Macedonians, Galatians, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Seljuks, and ultimately the Ottomans in the fourteenth century.^[2]

In the early twentieth century, during the Turkish War of Independence, Çorum was among the cities with the highest count of Turkish casualties, with 1510 Medals of Independence being awarded to troops from the city^[2] and its surrounding villages.

The city officially joined the Republic of Turkey following the decleration of the Republic in 1923.

Çorum today[link]

Çorum fair.

The town today is generally tidy and pleasant, with a locally popular countryside, although air pollution is an emerging phenomenon.

As with most Central Anatolian and inland Black Sea 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 ravioli 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 to escape 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 that displays a range of artefacts from excavations in the region are popular tourist interests.

An International Hittite Congress of archaeologists is held in Çorum every three years.

Economy[link]

Although the economic output of the city has historically been relatively small with a focus on traditional crafts like coppersmithing, tanning, hand weaving, agriculture and animal husbandry, over the past two decades, the city has shown a significant growth in industrial production and light engineering that has made it among the most industrially advanced cities compared to its population size.

Originally home to about 20 tile and brick manufactories and 10 flour and feed mills, the city today produces a wide variety of products ranging from cement to automobile parts, refined sugar to dairy products, textiles to computer parts, and more recently, poultry through chicken farming.^[3]

Although impressive from an industrial perspective, Çorum is still considered an underdeveloped city.

Population[link]

Geography[link]

Çorum is on the northern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau. There is an attractive mountainous countryside around the city. The North Anatolian Fault line passes 20 km (12 mi) south of Çorum.

Climate[link]

Çorum has a typical continental climate of hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters, and mild to cool springs and autumns with light rain.

Notable natives[link]

• Mahmut Atalay - World champion and Olympic medalist in sports wrestling
• Cevdet Cerit - professor of mathematics at Istanbul Technical University
• Tevfik Kış - World champion and Olympic medalist in sports wrestling
• Komet or Gürkan Coşkun - Famous Turkish artist
• Soner Yalçın - Famous Turksh journalist, arrested for Ergenekon Judgement

See also[link]

• Anatolian Tigers

References[link]

• All About Çorum

External links[link]

• Provincial governor's web site
• Pictures of the city with links to surrounding Hittite sites

v t e Çorum in Çorum Province (in the Black Sea region) of Turkey Urban districts Çorum Rural districts Alaca - Bayat - Boğazkale - Dodurga - İskilip - Kargı - Laçin - Mecitözü - Oğuzlar - Ortaköy - Osmancık - Sungurlu - Uğurludağ Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - Izmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Kilis - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 40°33′2″N 34°57′20″E / 40.55056°N 34.95556°E / 40.55056; 34.95556