Corum
Area: 12.820 km²
Population: 609.863 (1990)
Traffic Code: 19
Districts: Corum (center), Alaca, Bayat, Bogazkale, Dodurga, Iskilip, Kargi, Lacin, Mecitozu, Oguzlar, Ortakoy, Osmancik, Sungurlu, Ugurludag.
Sites of Interest:
- Bogazkoy-Alacahoyuk National Park
- Figani (Beke) Hot springs
- Buyuk Gullicek
- Kussaray, Guzelcedere, Pazarli, Eskiyapar and Kalinkaya mounds
- Corum, Kaletepe, Kale (Egercidag), Iskilip and Osmancik (Kandiber) castles
- Melik Gazi, Kalehisar, Gerdekkaya and Yazilikaya settlement ruins
- Iskilip Bayat and Kizilcapelit rock graves
- Corum Grand Mosque
- Hamid, Han, Seyh Muhiddin-i Yavsi, Tabakhane, Mihri Hatun, Oguzkoy, Koca Mehmed Pasha (Imaret) and Buyuk mosques
- Sinan Pasha complex
- Alaca Huseyin Gazi and Aksemseddin old theological schools (medrese)
- Koyun Baba Bridge
- Gupur Pasha, Ali Pasha, Koca Mehmed Pasha and Sunguroglu baths
- Corum, Alacahoyuk and Bogazkale (Bogazkoy) museums.
Cultural Attractions and Resources
- Provincial Cultural Directorate; Telephone: (364) 212 05 10, Fax: (364) 212 05 10
- State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate, Kultur Sitesi - Corum; Telephone: (0 364) 213 70 38, Fax: 212 05 10
- Corum Museum, Gulabibey Mahalle, Muze Sokak, Corum; Telephone: (364) 213 15 68, Fax: (364) 224 30 25
Historical Sites and Ruins
- Alacahoyuk Museum, Alacahoyuk, Alaca
- Bogazkoy Museum, Bogazkale
- Bogazkoy Site, Bogazkale
- Yazilikaya and Hat, Bogazkale
- Ortakoy Historical Site, Ortakoy
- Eskiyapar Historical Site, Alaca
Festivals
- 15-25 July: International Hittite Festival, Corum
- 1-10 November: Osmancik Rice Festival, Osmancik
- Last week of September: Mecitozu Sunflower Festival, Mecitozu
Fairs
- 31 October-6 November: Kargi Fair, Kargi
Festivities
- 6-8 May: Hidirellez Festivities, Osmancik
- First week of September: Traditional Fall Wrestling Matches and Music Festivities, Iskilip
- October: Berk Village Karakucak Wrestling, Berk Village / Dodurga