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Çorum

Çorum (chôrOOm') [key], city (1991 est. pop. 116,260), capital of Çorum prov., N central Turkey. It is the trade center for a farm region where grains, fruits, sheep, and goats are raised. The city's manufactures include copper and leather goods. Important Hittite remains have been found there.

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