Ortaköy, Çorum

Ortaköy is a town in Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, located at 57 km from the city of Çorum. It is the seat of Ortaköy District.[3] Its population is 2,033 (2021).[1] The mayor is Taner İsbir (AKP).

Ortaköy
Municipality
Ortaköy is located in Turkey
Ortaköy
Ortaköy
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°16′59″N 35°16′01″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceÇorum
DistrictOrtaköy
Government
 • MayorTaner İsbir (AKP)
Population
 (2021)[1]
2,033
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
ClimateDsb[2]
Websitewww.corumortakoy.bel.tr

Archaeological sites

The oldest settlement in the area of Ortaköy is found on top of a mound, whereas the later Hittite city of Sapinuwa was laid out on the plain. This city dates to the second millennium BC.

Sapinuwa overlooks a fertile plain and was a key point on the road to Hattusa from the west. The city was an important administrative, political, military and religious center in the Hittite kingdom. The site was later used as a cemetery during the Roman period.

Excavations started in 1990 by Turkish archaeologists from Ankara university. The most important finds discovered so far are an official building with an archive of cuneiform tablets dating to the Hittite empire, and a large store house.

References
  1. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. Ortaköy Climate-Data.org
  3. İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.


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