Sorgun, Yozgat

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Sorgun is a town and district of Yozgat province of Turkey and with over 50,000 inhabitants according to Yozgat, the second largest city in the area.

Settlements

In addition to the county town are in the county's 10 municipalities Ahmetfakılı, Araplı, Bahadın, Belencumafakılı, Çiğdemli, Dogankent, Eymir, Gedikhasanlı, Gülşehri, Karakız and 89 villages Ağcın, Akocak, Akoluk, ALCI, Alişar, Altinsu, Aşağıcumafakılı, Aşağıemirler, Aşağıkarahacılı, Aşağıkarakaya, Ayrıdam, Ayvalik, Babali, Bağlarbaşı, Boğazcumafakılı, Burunören, Büyükeynelli, Büyükkışla, Büyükören, Büyüktaşlık, Caferli, Cihanşarlı, Çakırhacılı, Camurlu, Çatmasöğüt, Çavuşköy, Çavuşlu, Çayözü, Dişli, Doganli, Duralidayılı, Emirhan, Erkekli, Faraşlı, Garipler, Gevrek, Gökiniş, Gököz, Gözbaba, Gümüşkavak, Güngören, Günpınar, Günyazı, Halilfakılı, İdrisli, İkikara, İncesu, İsafakılı, İsmailhacılı, Kapaklı, Karaabalı, Karaburun, Karakocaoğlu, Karalık, Karaveli, Kayakışla, Kepirce, Keser, Kodalli, Kodallıçiftliği, Küçükeynelli, Küçükköhne, Küçüktaşlık, Külhüyük, Mahmatlı, Mansuroglu, Mehmetbeyli, Mirahor, Muğallı, Ocaklı, Osmaniye, Peyniryemez, Salur, Sarıhacılı, Sarıhamzalı, Sivri, Sorguntatlısı, Sungur, Şahmuratlı, Taşpınar, Temrezli, Tiftik, Tulum, Tuzlacık, Veliöldük, Yaycılar, Yaylalık, Yazılıtaş, Yukarıemirler.

Attractions

In the south of the county are the reservoir Gellingüllü Baraji and on the road to Sarıkaya the least since Hittite times inhabited settlement mound alisar Höyük. About twelve kilometers southwest of the county town with Kerkenes another settlement site from Hittite times. There was later the Median city Pteria where in the 6th century BC, took place the battle of Pteria.