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{{Infobox Turkey place
'''Suluova''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: '''Αργουμα''', '''Argouma''' and [[Latin]]: '''Arguma''') is a town and district of [[Amasya Province]] of [[Turkey]], located on high ground inland within the central [[Black Sea Region, Turkey|Black Sea]] region. It covers an area of 516km², and the population (2000) is 54,123 of which 42,715 live in the town of Suluova, the remainder spread throughout the surrounding countryside. Altitude is 510 m.
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| province = Amasya
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| leader_party = [[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]]
| leader_name = Fatih Üçok
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'''Suluova''' is a town in [[Amasya Province]] of [[Turkey]], located on high ground inland within the central [[Black Sea Region, Turkey|Black Sea]] region. It is the seat of [[Suluova District]].<ref name=ilce>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.</ref> Its population is 39,286 (2021).<ref name=tuik>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021|url=https://www.tuik.gov.tr/indir/duyuru/favori_raporlar.xlsx |access-date=12 January 2023|publisher=[[TÜİK]]|language=tr |format=XLS}}</ref> Altitude is 510 m. The mayor is Fatih Üçok ([[Justice and Development Party (Turkey)|AKP]]). Two-thirds of the district lies on the plain (watered by the [[Tersakan River]]), one-third in the surrounding mountain forest. The land is dry and strong winds whip over the mountains from the [[Black Sea]] so Suluova is notorious for its dust storms.


==Name==
Suluova was known in antiquity as ''Arguma'', meaning 'watery' and this was later translated into Turkish first as ''Suluca'' and later as ''Suluova'', meaning ''watery plain''. Two-thirds of the district lies on the plain (watered by the [[Tersakan River]]), one-third in the surrounding mountain forest. The land is dry and strong winds whip over the mountains from the [[Black Sea]] so Suluova is notorious for its dust storms.

Suluova was known in antiquity as ''Arguma'' (Ancient Greek: Αργουμα, Argouma; Latin: Arguma), meaning 'watery'.{{cn|date=January 2023}} [[Özhan Öztürk]] claims that Argoma means "border settlement/base" at Hittite-Kaskians border<ref> Hittite</ref> erha “border” + huma(ti) “base/settlement” while Bergama means "high settlement/base" in [[Hittite language]]<ref> [[Özhan Öztürk]].[http://www.yeniansiklopedi.com/pontus-anticag%E2%80%99dan-gunumuze-karadeniz%E2%80%99in-etnik-ve-siyasi-tarihi/ Pontus: Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Karadeniz’in Etnik ve Siyasi Tarihi]. Genesis Yayınları. Ankara, 2011 pp. 438-39</ref> This was later translated into Turkish first as ''Suluca'' and later as ''Suluova'', meaning ''watery plain''.
==Climate==
Suluova has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Csb'').

{{Weather box
|location = Suluova
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan mean C = 1.6
|Feb mean C = 3.3
|Mar mean C = 6.8
|Apr mean C = 11.8
|May mean C = 15.7
|Jun mean C = 19.1
|Jul mean C = 21.2
|Aug mean C = 21.3
|Sep mean C = 17.9
|Oct mean C = 13.3
|Nov mean C = 8.4
|Dec mean C = 3.9
|year mean C = 12.0
|Jan precipitation mm = 42
|Feb precipitation mm = 31
|Mar precipitation mm = 37
|Apr precipitation mm = 50
|May precipitation mm = 55
|Jun precipitation mm = 44
|Jul precipitation mm = 19
|Aug precipitation mm = 12
|Sep precipitation mm = 22
|Oct precipitation mm = 33
|Nov precipitation mm = 36
|Dec precipitation mm = 45
|year precipitation mm =
|source 1 = Climate-Data.org<ref name = "Climate-Data.org">{{cite web|url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/15866/|title = Climate:Suluova|accessdate = 10 April 2014
|publisher = Climate-Data.org}}</ref>
}}


==History==
==History==
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==Suluova today==
==Suluova today==
Suluova has grown into a large town for four reasons: 1) the area is a rich source of lignite coal; 2) this is good farmland and in particular Turkey's largest growers of onions are located here; 3) the sugar factory; and lastly a railway line passes through the town.
Suluova has grown into a large town for four reasons: the area is a rich source of lignite coal, this is good farmland and in particular Turkey's largest growers of onions are located here, there is a sugar factory located there, and a railway line passes through the town.

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.suluova.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website]
*[http://www.suluova.bel.tr/ District municipality's official website]


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Latest revision as of 19:10, 11 June 2024

Suluova
Municipality
Suluova is located in Turkey
Suluova
Suluova
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 40°50′N 35°39′E / 40.833°N 35.650°E / 40.833; 35.650
CountryTurkey
ProvinceAmasya
DistrictSuluova
Government
 • MayorFatih Üçok (AKP)
Elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
39,286
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Websitewww.suluova.bel.tr

Suluova is a town in Amasya Province of Turkey, located on high ground inland within the central Black Sea region. It is the seat of Suluova District.[2] Its population is 39,286 (2021).[1] Altitude is 510 m. The mayor is Fatih Üçok (AKP). Two-thirds of the district lies on the plain (watered by the Tersakan River), one-third in the surrounding mountain forest. The land is dry and strong winds whip over the mountains from the Black Sea so Suluova is notorious for its dust storms.

Name

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Suluova was known in antiquity as Arguma (Ancient Greek: Αργουμα, Argouma; Latin: Arguma), meaning 'watery'.[citation needed] Özhan Öztürk claims that Argoma means "border settlement/base" at Hittite-Kaskians border[3] erha “border” + huma(ti) “base/settlement” while Bergama means "high settlement/base" in Hittite language[4] This was later translated into Turkish first as Suluca and later as Suluova, meaning watery plain.

Climate

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Suluova has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csb).

Climate data for Suluova
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9) 		3.3
(37.9) 		6.8
(44.2) 		11.8
(53.2) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.3
(55.9) 		8.4
(47.1) 		3.9
(39.0) 		12.0
(53.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 42
(1.7) 		31
(1.2) 		37
(1.5) 		50
(2.0) 		55
(2.2) 		44
(1.7) 		19
(0.7) 		12
(0.5) 		22
(0.9) 		33
(1.3) 		36
(1.4) 		45
(1.8) 		426
(16.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

History

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Excavations of the hill of Kümbettepe show the history of Suluova goes back to 2000 BC, the stone age. The area was then settled by the Hittites.

The Seljuk Turks arrived in the 11th century AD and the area was brought within the Ottoman Empire in 1386.

Suluova today

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Suluova has grown into a large town for four reasons: the area is a rich source of lignite coal, this is good farmland and in particular Turkey's largest growers of onions are located here, there is a sugar factory located there, and a railway line passes through the town.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ Hittite
  4. ^ Özhan Öztürk.Pontus: Antik Çağ’dan Günümüze Karadeniz’in Etnik ve Siyasi Tarihi. Genesis Yayınları. Ankara, 2011 pp. 438-39
  5. ^ "Climate:Suluova". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
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