Sungurlu
The gateway to Hattusa; a district at a crossroads of history and trade. Sungurlu is a district of Çorum Province. Population: 49,079 (TÜİK 2025).
Sungurlu: key facts
What is the population of Sungurlu?
According to TÜİK ADNKS figures for 2025, the total population of Sungurlu district is 49,079.
Which province is Sungurlu in?
Sungurlu is a district of Çorum province in Turkey.
How far is Sungurlu from Çorum?
The district centre of Sungurlu is about 72 km from Çorum city centre.
What is the altitude of Sungurlu?
Sungurlu lies at an altitude of about 780 metres. Its area is 2,557 km².
Trip Planning
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Hittites & Archaeology
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Boyalı Mound and Fatmaören Mound
Near the town of Yörüklü, a few kilometres from Hüseyindede Mound, Boyalı and Fatmaören mounds complete the same Hittite…
Hüseyindede Old Hittite Cult Center
Hüseyindede hill near the town of Yörüklü in Sungurlu is an Old Hittite settlement and worship center known for its reli…
Historic Buildings
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Boğazköy Castle (Büyük Kale)
The Büyük Kale in the Hittite capital of Hattuşaş (Boğazköy) is a major archaeological site known for its royal palace a…
Demirşeyh Mausoleum
A square, domed tomb in Demirşeyh village, Sungurlu, built with reused stones; an iron mass lying over the grave is desc…
Ergülü Baba Mosque
An Ottoman-era mosque built in 1530 by Ergülü Baba in Yörüklü, Sungurlu, notable for its square plan and dome on an octa…
Garib Baba Dervish Lodge
A lead-covered, domed dervish lodge located about 30 km from Sungurlu, between the villages of Hilalli and Çavuşçulu, vi…
Hilmi Efendi Mosque
A simple, rectangular, timber-roofed neighborhood mosque in Sungurlu's İsmet Paşa quarter, built by Hilmi Efendi in 1960…
Kavşut Mosque
Located in Sungurlu, Çorum, Kavşut Mosque is a rectangular-plan historic place of worship dating to the Seljuk period, n…
Meymanlı Dervish Lodge
A dervish lodge in the village of Meymanlı in Çorum's Sungurlu district, whose founding remains uncertain as its inscrip…
Sungurlu Clock Tower
A late Ottoman clock tower in Sungurlu, built in 1892 by District Governor Edip Bey, with an ashlar square-prism body an…
Sungurlu Historic Bathhouse
A single-domed Ottoman bathhouse beside Sungurlu's Ulu Cami, recorded as built by Mehmet Sungur Bey in 1756; a 2012 repo…
Ulu Cami (Sungurlu Grand Mosque)
A historic Ottoman mosque in the Sungurlu district, built by Mehmet Sungur Bey in 1762, known for its main dome and bric…
Yediler Dergahı (Yediler Lodge)
A historic dervish lodge in Sungurlu, also known as Yedi Kardeşler, whose founder and date of construction remain uncert…
