Ereğli, Konya
Ereğli | |
|---|---|
District and municipality | |
 Kwangjin Park in Ereğli | |
 Map showing Ereğli District in Konya Province | |
  Ereğli Location in Turkey  Ereğli Ereğli (Turkey Central Anatolia) | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′46″N 34°02′54″E / 37.51278°N 34.04833°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Konya |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hüseyin Oprukçu (MHP) |
| Area | 2,214 km2 (855 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,038 m (3,406 ft) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 150,978 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0332 |
| Website | www |
Ereğli is a municipality and district of Konya Province, Turkey.[2] Its area is 2,214 km2,[3] and its population is 150,978 (2022).[1] Its elevation is 1,038 m (3,406 ft).[4]
History
The ancient town of
Seljuk
) in the 11th century.
Luwian
inscription.Ereğli is also known for being the first capital of the
Ottoman Army was stationed. Modern Ereğli had grown from a large village to a town since the railway reached it from Konya and Karaman
in 1904; and it has now hotels and thriving businesses.
Archaeology
Three hours’ ride south is the famous "
Louis XIV
).
Ereğli may be the location of the Hittite town of Hupisna (
Mesopotamian love goddess also connected with Inanna
.
In the early Iron Age, Hupisna also was a neo-Hittite polity in the land of Tabal. Two kings of Hupisna are known from the Assyrian sources: Puḫamme (c. 837 BC) and Urimme (c. 738 BC).[6][7]
Composition
There are 87
neighbourhoods in Ereğli District:[8]
- 500 Evler
- Acıkuyu
- Acıpınar
- Adabağ
- Akhüyük
- Alhan
- Alpaslan
- Aşağıgöndelen
- Aşıklar
- Atakent
- Aydınlar
- Aziziye
- Bahçeli
- Barbaros
- Batıalagözü
- Belceağaç
- Belkaya
- Beyköy
- Beyören
- Boyacıali
- Bulgurluk
- Burhaniye
- Büyükdede
- Cahı
- Çakmak
- Camikebir
- Çayhan
- Çiller
- Çimencik
- Cinler
- Çömlekçi
- Dalmaz
- Doğualagözlü
- Eti
- Fatih
- Gaybi
- Gökçeyazı
- Göktöme
- Gülbahçe
- Hacımemiş
- Hacımustafa
- Hacımutahir
- Hamidiye
- Hıdırlı
- Hortu
- Kamışlıkuyu
- Karaburun
- Kargacı
- Kazancı
- Kızılgedik
- Kuskuncuk
- Kutören
- Kuzukuyu
- Mehmet Akif
- Mellicek
- Mimar Sinan
- Namık Kemal
- Orhangazi
- Orhaniye
- Özgürler
- Pınarözü
- Pirömer
- Sarıca
- Sarıtopallı
- Selçuklu
- Servili
- Şinasi
- Sümer
- Talatpaşa
- Taşağıl
- Taşbudak
- Tatlıkuyu
- Toros
- Türbe
- Türkmen
- Üçgöz
- Ulumeşe
- Yazlık
- Yellice
- Yenibağlar
- Yeniköy
- Yıldırımbeyazıt
- Yıldızlı
- Yukarıgöndelen
- Yunuslu
- Zengen
- Ziya Gökalp
Climate
Ereğli has a
with hot, dry summers, and cold winters.| Climate data for Ereğli, Konya (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
2.1 (35.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.11 (1.30) |
28.31 (1.11) |
33.91 (1.34) |
37.02 (1.46) |
34.15 (1.34) |
26.1 (1.03) |
6.46 (0.25) |
5.1 (0.20) |
10.36 (0.41) |
22.11 (0.87) |
29.26 (1.15) |
39.58 (1.56) |
305.47 (12.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 54.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
77.0 | 71.4 | 62.4 | 58.3 | 57.0 | 52.0 | 45.2 | 47.1 | 51.9 | 61.0 | 70.1 | 77.4 | 60.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 98.8 | 128.5 | 183.9 | 224.4 | 278.1 | 325.4 | 361.4 | 343.3 | 282.2 | 209.1 | 144.2 | 91.4 | 2,670.7 |
| Source: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Ereğli Gar is the railway station of the town. Once served by several train lines that have destinations to Istanbul, İzmir and Konya, the station is currently served by Mainline / Toros Ekspresi only, which connects Ereğli to Adana and Karaman.[citation needed
]
Notable residents
- Minister of Education of Turkey.
- Ali Talip Özdemir, former head of the Motherland Party (ANAP)
- Şehzade Mustafa, heir to the Ottoman throne who was killed in the Ereğli valley
- Volkan Ş. Ediger (born 1953, is a scientist, writer and bureaucrat
International relations
Ereğli is
twinned
with:
See also
- Kwangjin Park, a park in Ereğli.
References
- ^ TÜİK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Büyükşehir İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. "Geographical information on Ereğli, Turkey". Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ISBN 0-521-62566-1.
- ^ Trevor Bryce: The World of the Neo-Hittite Kingdoms; A Political and Military History. Oxford, New York 2012, pp. 153, 271.
- ^ Christian Marek, Peter Frei: Geschichte Kleinasiens in der Antike. München 2010, p. 802.
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria". Nature: Scientific Data.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Ereğli". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
- ^ "Twinnings" (PDF). Central Union of Municipalities & Communities of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
External links
- District governor's official website (in Turkish)
- District Municipality's official website (in Turkish)