Kargalar | |
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Village | |
Country | |
Province | Zonguldak Province |
District | Zonguldak (central district) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kargalar is a village in Zonguldak District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey. [1]
Zonguldak Province is a province along the western Black Sea coast region of Turkey. The province is 3.481 km2 in size and has a population of 619,703. Its adjacent provinces are Düzce to the southwest, Bolu to the south, Karabük to the southeast, and Bartın to the east. The capital is Zonguldak.
Karabük Province is a landlocked province in the northern part of Anatolia, located about 200 km (124 mi) north of Ankara, 115 km (71 mi) away from Zonguldak and 113 km (70 mi) away from Kastamonu. In 2010 it had a population of 227,610. The main city is Karabük which is located about 100 km (62 mi) south of the Black Sea coast.
Zonguldak is a city and the capital aa Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It was established in 1849 as a port town for the nearby coal mines in Ereğli and the coal trade remains its main economic activity. According to the 2009 census, Zonguldak has a population of 108,792. The current mayor is Ömer Selim Alan, representing the AKP. Zonguldak is one of the highest income economies among Turkish cities.
Çaycuma is a town and district of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. The mayor is Bülent Kantarcı (CHP). The population of Çaycuma is 115,000, but the centre population is 21,300. Çaycuma is well known for yogurt in Zonguldak and Turkey.
Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport is an airport near the city of Zonguldak, in the western Black Sea region of Turkey. It is situated close to the town of Saltukova.
Köksal Toptan is a Turkish lawyer, politician and a member of the Justice and Development Party. He earlier served as government minister in three cabinets. He was the speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey between August 2007 and August 2009.
Zonguldak Kömürspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Zonguldak. The club is also known as Kara Elmas.
Gülüç Dam is a dam in Zonguldak Province, Turkey, built between 1964 and 1966. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Kızılcapınar Dam is an embankment dam on the Kızlar River Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Kozlu Dam is a dam in Zonguldak Province, Turkey, built between 1979 and 1986. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Köprübaşı Dam is an embankment dam on the Bolu River Zonguldak Province, Turkey. The development was backed by the Turkish State Hydraulic Works.
Zonguldak railway station is a regional railway station in Zonguldak, Turkey. It is the western terminus of the Zonguldak-Filyos Regional and was the former northern terminus of the Karaelmas Express from Ankara. It was opened in 1937 as the northern terminus of the Irmak-Zonguldak railway. The railway today is primarily a freight railway as the only passenger service is a thrice-daily regional service to Filyos. The station is located in the neighborhood of Karaelmas along İstasyon Street in the southern part of the city.
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University is a state university located in Zonguldak, Turkey. The University was founded in 1992 with a primary focus on education in Mining and Engineering.
Kozlu is an ilçe (district) in the central part of Zonguldak Province, Turkey. It is situated at the coast of the Black Sea. At 41°26′N31°45′E it is west of Zonguldak. It is almost merged with Zonguldak. Its population in 2010 was 34,739. as of 2010. It is a relatively new town. founded after coal mines around Zonguldak were discovered. In 1926 the coal company of Kozlu was founded. In 1936 the government of Turkey bought Kozlu's coal mines and the surrounding other mines. At the present Kozlu is a typical mining town.
The West Black Sea Region (TR8) is a statistical region in Turkey.
The Zonguldak Subregion (TR81) is a statistical subregion in Turkey.
The Governor of Zonguldak is the bureaucratic state official responsible for both national government and state affairs in the Province of Zonguldak. Similar to the Governors of the 80 other Provinces of Turkey, the Governor of Zonguldak is appointed by the Government of Turkey and is responsible for the implementation of government legislation within Zonguldak. The Governor is also the most senior commander of both the Zonguldak provincial police force and the Zonguldak Gendarmerie.
Kardeşler is a village in Zonguldak District, Zonguldak Province, Turkey.
The Irmak–Zonguldak railway is a railway line in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. The railway connects the industrial coal regions and the port of Zonguldak as well as the Kardemir steel mill to central Anatolia and is a major freight railway. Due to the importance the railway has on the Turkish coal industry, it has been nicknamed the coal-route. The railway was built by the Turkish State Railways in 1937. A thrice-weekly passenger train, the Karaelmas Express, ran from Ankara to Zonguldak but was discontinued on 1 January 2010. In 2014, regional passenger service was brought back between Zonguldak and Filyos but the line today is mainly for freight rail.
Kızılelma Cave is a cave in the Ayiçi naeihborhood of Zonguldak, northern Turkey. It is the country's second longest cave.
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