Çankırı
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | municipality |
| name | Çankırı |
| image_skyline | General view of Çankırı.jpeg |
| image_caption | General view of Çankırı |
| coordinates | |
| province | Çankırı |
| district | Çankırı |
| leader_party | MHP |
| leader_name | İsmail Hakkı Esen |
| elevation_m | 800 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 90564 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| area_code | 0376 |
| website | |
| :: |
| type = municipality | name = Çankırı | other_name = | image_skyline = General view of Çankırı.jpeg | image_caption = General view of Çankırı | image_shield = | coordinates = | province = Çankırı | district = Çankırı | leader_party = MHP | leader_name = İsmail Hakkı Esen | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_m = 800 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 90564 | population_as_of = 2021 | postal_code = | area_code = 0376 | website =
Çankırı, historically known as Gangra (Greek: Γάγγρα), is a city in Turkey, about 140 km northeast of Ankara. It is situated about 800 m (2500 ft) above sea level. It is the seat of Çankırı Province and of Çankırı District. Its population is 90,564 (2021).
History
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Çankırı was known in antiquity as Gangra (), and later Germanicopolis (). The city has also been known as Changra, Kandari, Kanghari, or Kangri. Α town of Paphlagonia that appears to have been once the capital of Paphlagonia and a princely residence, for it is known from Strabo that Deiotarus Philadelphus (before 31 BC–5/6 AD), the last king of Paphlagonia, resided there. Notwithstanding this, Strabo describes it as only "a small town and a garrison".
According to 1st-century BC writer Alexander the Polyhistor the town was built by a goat herder who had found one of his goats straying there; but this origin is probably a mere philological speculation as gangra signifies "a goat" in the Paphlagonian language. Gangra was absorbed into the Roman province of Galatia upon the death of Deiotarus in 6/5 BC. The earlier town was built on the hill behind the modern city, on which are the ruins of a late fortress, while the Roman city occupied the site of the modern city. In the writings of the 2nd-century AD Greco-Roman writer Ptolemy, the city is referred to as Germanicopolis (Greek: Γερμανικόπολις). It was named Germanicopolis, after Germanicus or possibly the emperor Claudius, until the time of Caracalla. In Christian times, Gangra was the metropolitan see of Paphlagonia. Hypatios, bishop of Gangra, is considered a saint in the Orthodox Christian tradition. He was killed by Arians on his return from the Council of Nicaea (325 AD), in which he took part.
In the 4th century, the town was the scene of an important ecclesiastical synod, the Synod of Gangra. There is disagreement about the date of the synod, with dates varying from AD 341 to 376. The synodal letter states that twenty-one bishops assembled to take action concerning Eustathius of Sebaste and his followers. The synod issued twenty canons known as the Canons of Gangra; these were declared ecumenical by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Under these canons, the sect disowned marriage, disparaged the offices of the church, held conventicles of their own, wore a peculiar dress, denounced riches, and affected special sanctity. The synod condemned the Eustathian practices, declaring however that it was not virginity that was condemned, but the dishonouring of marriage; not poverty, but the disparagement of honest and benevolent wealth; not asceticism, but spiritual pride; not individual piety, but dishonouring the house of God.
Over the centuries the settlement witnessed the hegemony of many cultures and races, such as Hittites, Persians, ancient Greeks, Parthians, Pontic Greeks, Galatians, Romans, Byzantine Greeks, up to the Seljuks and finally the Ottoman Turks. Traces from its long past are still visible throughout the city. The continuity of the city's name from ancient times across languages is of note: Hangara for the Arabs, Gagra for the Jews and Tzungra or Kângıri or Çankıri for the Turks.
Climate
Çankırı has a dry summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dsa and Dsb) or a humid continental climate (Trewartha climate classification: Dca and Dcb). Other locations to the north of the city center feature more humid characteristics (Köppen climate classification: Dfa and Dfb). Summers are usually hot and dry and winters are cold and snowy. The rainiest month is May, while the driest month is July. |metric first= Yes |single line= Yes |collapsed=y |location= Çankırı (1991–2020, extremes 1929–2023) | Jan record high C = 17.6 | Feb record high C = 22.0 | Mar record high C = 29.0 | Apr record high C = 31.0 | May record high C = 35.5 | Jun record high C = 39.6 | Jul record high C = 42.4 | Aug record high C = 41.8 | Sep record high C = 39.8 | Oct record high C = 34.2 | Nov record high C = 25.1 | Dec record high C = 18.2 | year record high C = 42.4 | Jan high C = 3.9 | Feb high C = 7.0 | Mar high C = 12.8 | Apr high C = 18.3 | May high C = 23.5 | Jun high C = 28.0 | Jul high C = 32.0 | Aug high C = 32.2 | Sep high C = 27.5 | Oct high C = 20.9 | Nov high C = 12.4 | Dec high C = 5.7 | year high C = 18.7 | Jan mean C = -0.4 | Feb mean C = 1.5 | Mar mean C = 6.0 | Apr mean C = 11.0 | May mean C = 15.9 | Jun mean C = 20.1 | Jul mean C = 23.4 | Aug mean C = 23.3 | Sep mean C = 18.5 | Oct mean C = 12.7 | Nov mean C = 5.5 | Dec mean C = 1.4 | year mean C = 11.6 | Jan low C = -3.8 | Feb low C = -2.9 | Mar low C = 0.1 | Apr low C = 4.2 | May low C = 8.7 | Jun low C = 12.3 | Jul low C = 14.7 | Aug low C = 14.6 | Sep low C = 10.1 | Oct low C = 5.8 | Nov low C = 0.2 | Dec low C = -2.0 | year low C = 5.2 | Jan record low C = -25.0 | Feb record low C = -24.0 | Mar record low C = -20.5 | Apr record low C = -8.9 | May record low C = -3.0 | Jun record low C = 1.6 | Jul record low C = 4.3 | Aug record low C = 4.6 | Sep record low C = -2.0 | Oct record low C = -6.3 | Nov record low C = -19.4 | Dec record low C = -18.8 | year record low C = -25.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 41.6 | Feb precipitation mm = 31.7 | Mar precipitation mm = 38.1 | Apr precipitation mm = 45.2 | May precipitation mm = 57.8 | Jun precipitation mm = 45.5 | Jul precipitation mm = 20.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 22.9 | Sep precipitation mm = 20.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 32.5 | Nov precipitation mm = 26.3 | Dec precipitation mm = 45.9 | year precipitation mm = 427.9 | Jan precipitation days = 10.40 | Feb precipitation days = 9.27 | Mar precipitation days = 9.90 | Apr precipitation days = 11.43 | May precipitation days = 13.40 | Jun precipitation days = 11.10 | Jul precipitation days = 4.83 | Aug precipitation days = 5.00 | Sep precipitation days = 5.17 | Oct precipitation days = 7.67 | Nov precipitation days = 7.13 | Dec precipitation days = 10.23 | year precipitation days = 105.5 |Jan snow days=7.2 |Feb snow days=4.1 |Mar snow days=2.4 |Apr snow days=0.3 |May snow days=0 |Jun snow days=0 |Jul snow days =0 |Aug snow days=0 |Sep snow days=0 |Oct snow days=0 |Nov snow days =0.5 |Dec snow days=3.4 | Jan humidity = 79.6 | Feb humidity = 73.7 | Mar humidity = 65.1 | Apr humidity = 62.2 | May humidity = 62.9 | Jun humidity = 59.0 | Jul humidity = 52.4 | Aug humidity = 52.6 | Sep humidity = 56.9 | Oct humidity = 66.2 | Nov humidity = 74.6 | Dec humidity = 80.1 | year humidity = 65.4 | Jan sun = 64.4 | Feb sun = 103.1 | Mar sun = 163.0 | Apr sun = 196.1 | May sun = 241.9 | Jun sun = 281.4 | Jul sun = 327.7 | Aug sun = 306.6 | Sep sun = 251.0 | Oct sun = 189.8 | Nov sun = 123.1 | Dec sun = 59.4 | year sun = 2307.4 | Jand sun = 2.2 | Febd sun = 3.8 | Mard sun = 5.3 | Aprd sun = 6.6 | Mayd sun = 7.8 | Jund sun = 9.4 | Juld sun = 10.6 | Augd sun = 9.9 | Sepd sun = 8.4 | Octd sun = 6.1 | Novd sun = 4.1 | Decd sun = 2.0 | yeard sun = 6.3 | source 1 = Turkish State Meteorological Service, | url = https://www.mgm.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspx?k=H&m=CANKIRI | title = Resmi İstatistikler: İllerimize Ait Mevism Normalleri (1991–2020) | publisher = Turkish State Meteorological Service | language = tr | access-date = 27 June 2021}} |source 2 = NOAA (humidity, sun 1991-2020),{{cite web | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Turkiye/CSV/Cankiri_17080.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | publisher = National centers for Environmental Information |format=CSV | access-date = 2 August 2023}} Meteomanz (snowy days 2008-2024) |date= March 2011
Economy
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Agriculture
Various agricultural produce, including wheat, corn, beans, and apples is grown in the farms and fields.
Industry
Most industry is concentrated near the Çankırı city center and the town of Korgun. Other towns included in the larger industrial area of the city are Şabanözü, Çerkeş, Ilgaz, Kurşunlu, and Yapraklı.
Education
Çankırı is home to Çankırı Karatekin University, which was founded in 2007.
Notable people
- Ankaralı Namık (1976–2015), the bestselling of folk music artist and Ankara folk culture
- Ahmet Çakar (born 1962), the medical doctor, FIFA cockade old football referee and sport TV programme pundit
Mayors Of Çankırı Province
- 1977-1980 Necdet İpek MHP
- 1984-1989 Mustafa Kale ANAP
- 1989-1994 Raif Oktay DYP
- 1994-2002 Ahmet Bukan MHP
- 2002-2004 Namık Kemal Eryılmaz MHP
- 2004-2018 İrfan Dinç AK Party
- 2018-2019 Hüseyin Boz AK Party
- 2019-present İsmail Hakkı Esen MHP
References
References
- [https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İl Belediyesi] {{Webarchive. link. (2015-07-06 , Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.)
- "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021". [[TÜİK]].
- "Çankırı {{!}} Historic City, Ottoman Empire, Caravanserai {{!}} Britannica".
- Strab. xii. p.564; comp. Liv. 38.26.
- Smith, W., Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 3, ''s.v''. "Stephanus" of Byzantium.
- {{EB1911
- Ptol., Geo. v. 4. § 5, but also "Gangra (Byzantium)"
- Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor, [http://www.ehw.gr/asiaminor/forms/filePage.aspx?lemmaId=7515 Gangra]
- {{Cite Catholic Encyclopedia
- "Çankırı: weather data by months".
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