AREA: 12.820 km�
POPULATION: 609.863 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 19
DISTRICTS: �orum (center), Alaca, Bayat, Bo�azkale, Dodurga, �skilip, Karg�, La�in, Mecit�z�, O�uzlar, Ortak�y, Osmanc�k, Sungurlu, U�urluda�.
SITES OF INTEREST: Bo�azk�y-Alacah�y�k National Park, Figan� (Beke) hot springs, B�y�k G�llicek, Ku�saray, G�zelcedere, Pazarl�, Eskiyapar and Kal�nkaya mounds, �orum, Kaletepe, Kale (E�ercida�), �skilip and Osmanc�k (Kand�ber) castles, Melik Gazi, Kalehisar, Gerdekkaya and Yaz�l�kaya settlement ruins, �skilip Bayat and K�z�lcapelit rock graves, �orum Grand Mosque, Hamid, Han, �eyh Muhiddin-i Yavsi, Tabakhane, Mihri Hatun, O�uzk�y, Koca Mehmed Pasha (�maret) and B�y�k mosques, Sinan Pasha complex, Alaca H�seyin Gazi and Ak�emseddin old theological schools (medrese), Koyun Baba Bridge, G�p�r Pasha, Ali Pasha, Koca Mehmed Pasha and Sunguro�lu baths, �orum, Alacah�y�k and Bo�azkale (Bo�azk�y) museums.
Provincial Cultural Directorate
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Tel: (364) 212 05 10
Fax: (364) 212 05 10
State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate
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K�lt�r Sitesi - �ORUM
Tel: (0 364) 213 70 38
Fax: 212 05 10
Museum
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�orum Museum
Address: G�labibey Mah. M�ze Sok.
�orum
Tel: (364) 213 15 68
Fax: (364) 224 30 25
Historical Sites and Ruins
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Alacah�y�k Museum
Alacah�y�k/Alaca
Bo�azk�y Museum - Bo�azkale
Bo�azk�y Site - Bo�azkale
Yaz�l�kaya and Hat. - Bo�azkale
Ortak�y Historical Site - Ortak�y
Eskiyapar Historical Site - Alaca
Significant Days
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Festivals:
International Hittite Festival
�orum
15-25 July
Osmanc�k Rice Festival
Osmanc�k
1-10 November
Mecit�z� Sunflower Festival
Mecit�z�
Last week of September
Fairs:
Karg� Fair
Karg�
31 October-6 November
Festivities:
H�d�rellez Festivities
Osmanc�k
6-8 May
Traditional Fall Wrestling Matches and Music Festivities
�skilip
First week of September
Wrestling and Festivities
Sungurlu
Fall Season
Berk Village Karakucak Wrestling
Berk Village / Dodurga
October