Osmancık
| Osmancık | |
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Koyunbaba Bridge
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 Location of Osmancık within Turkey. |
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 Osmancık
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| Coordinates: 40°58′N 34°48′E / 40.967°N 34.800°ECoordinates: 40°58′N 34°48′E / 40.967°N 34.800°E | |
| Country |
 Turkey
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| Region | Black Sea |
| Province | Çorum |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hamza Karataş (AKP) |
| Area | |
| • District | 1,116.26 km2 (430.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Urban | 27,355 |
| • District | 44,363 |
| • District density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 19500 |
| Area code(s) | 364 |
| Vehicle registration | 19 |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | www |
Osmancık is a district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, located 59 km north of the city of Çorum.
Located on an important crossing of the River Kızılırmak on the ancient Silk Road to the orient, Osmancık has long had a strategic value, and is still today a popular stopping-place on the road from Istanbul to the Black Sea city of Samsun and further east.
Today, Osmancık is known for its rice production, being especially suitable for a new strain of rice developed especially for the region by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and named "Osmancık-97."
The North Anatolian Fault zone runs through the valley, making Osmancık very vulnerable to earthquakes.
The area was settled by the Kayı clan of the Oghuz Turks as they migrated westwards into Anatolia from their heartland of Central Asia. Osmancık was one of the important destination points in the Ottoman period. Because of a number of earthquakes the city could not keep its ancient architecture. In the last century, there have been 4-5 heavy earthquakes. Being on the path of the Kızılırmak made the city an important settlement point since early history. Osmancık was known as "Pimolisene" during Roman and Byzantine eras.
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