Dodurga
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Dodurga is a district of Çorum Province
in the Black Sea region of Turkey
. It is located at 42 km north of the city of Çorum
, 35 km from the town of Osmancık
on the road to İskilip
. The mayor is Bekir Kılıç (DP).
. 64% of the land area is the plain, 23% the valley and the remaining 12% being the mountains. Dodurga has a dry climate typical of Central Anatolia, the summers are hot and dry (July average 24 degrees C) and winters are cold (Jan. ave. 1.5) although the nearby Black Sea brings wetter weather in winter.
Most of the population live from farming. The land is fertile and mainly used for growing rice and grains as well as pulses such as chick peas, while mountain and meadow are used for grazing livestock. Since 1942 a second source of income has been coal mining. There is no industry except a flour mill and some bakeries.
clan of Oghuz Turks
, who settled here in the 14th century. The name derives from an old Turkish word for settlement or nation.
The area was first settled by Turkish people in the waves of invasion following the defeat of Byzantium
at the battle of Malazgirt
in 1074. Dodurga controlled an important route between the towns of İskilip
and Osmancık
and was subsequently fought over and conquered by Danishmend lords, Mongols
and Seljuk Turks.
Çorum Province
Çorum Province 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....
in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is located at 42 km north of the city of Çorum
Çorum
Çorum 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 from Ankara and from Istanbul...
, 35 km from the town of Osmancık
Osmancik
Osmancık is a district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, located at 59 km north of the city of Çorum.-Geography:Located on an important crossing of the River Kızılırmak on the ancient Silk Road to the orient, Osmancık has long had a strategic value, and is still today a...
on the road to İskilip
Iskilip
İskilip is a district of Çorum Province of Turkey, on the left bank of the River Kızılırmak, located at 56 km from the city of Çorum, 100 miles northeast of Ankara and 60 miles southeast of Kastamonu. It covers an area of 1,187 km², and the elevation is 2460 ft . Population is about 39,124 of...
. The mayor is Bekir Kılıç (DP).
Geography
Dodurga sits in a plain surrounded on three sides by mountains, the eastern edge is formed by a 17km long valley of the River KızılırmakKizilirmak
-Geographical names in Turkey:* Kızılırmak River is the longest river of Anatolia* Kızılırmak, Çankırı, a district of Çankırı Province, Turkey...
. 64% of the land area is the plain, 23% the valley and the remaining 12% being the mountains. Dodurga has a dry climate typical of Central Anatolia, the summers are hot and dry (July average 24 degrees C) and winters are cold (Jan. ave. 1.5) although the nearby Black Sea brings wetter weather in winter.
Most of the population live from farming. The land is fertile and mainly used for growing rice and grains as well as pulses such as chick peas, while mountain and meadow are used for grazing livestock. Since 1942 a second source of income has been coal mining. There is no industry except a flour mill and some bakeries.
History
Also known as Totırga, Dodurga is named after a branch of the BozokBozok
Bozok may refer to;* one of the two branches in Turkish/Turkic legendary history from which three sons of Oghuz Khan and the 12 clans of their respective descendancy is traced;* The former name of Yozgat Province in Turkey...
clan of Oghuz Turks
Oghuz Turks
The Turkomen also known as Oghuz Turks were a historical Turkic tribal confederation in Central Asia during the early medieval Turkic expansion....
, who settled here in the 14th century. The name derives from an old Turkish word for settlement or nation.
The area was first settled by Turkish people in the waves of invasion following the defeat of Byzantium
Byzantium
Byzantium was an ancient Greek city, founded by Greek colonists from Megara in 667 BC and named after their king Byzas . The name Byzantium is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion...
at the battle of Malazgirt
Malazgirt
Malazgirt is a town in Muş Province in eastern Turkey, with a population of 23,697 .-Founding:...
in 1074. Dodurga controlled an important route between the towns of İskilip
Iskilip
İskilip is a district of Çorum Province of Turkey, on the left bank of the River Kızılırmak, located at 56 km from the city of Çorum, 100 miles northeast of Ankara and 60 miles southeast of Kastamonu. It covers an area of 1,187 km², and the elevation is 2460 ft . Population is about 39,124 of...
and Osmancık
Osmancik
Osmancık is a district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, located at 59 km north of the city of Çorum.-Geography:Located on an important crossing of the River Kızılırmak on the ancient Silk Road to the orient, Osmancık has long had a strategic value, and is still today a...
and was subsequently fought over and conquered by Danishmend lords, Mongols
Mongols
Mongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...
and Seljuk Turks.