Zonguldak
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Zonguldak is a city of approximately 100,000 people located in Turkey's Black Sea region, serving as the administrative center for both Zonguldak Province and Zonguldak District. Founded in 1849 as a port town to support coal mining operations in the nearby area of Ereğli, it remains an important coastal city in the region.
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- Locality
- Zonguldak Merkez
- Region
- Zonguldak Province
- Country
- Türkiye
- Population
- 101,749
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Zonguldak () is a city of about 100,000 people in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Zonguldak Province and Zonguldak District. It was established in 1849 as a port town for the nearby coal mines in Ereğli. The current mayor is Tahsin Erdem, representing the CHP.
==Etymology== There are several different theories concerning the origin of the city's name: That it comes from Zone Geul-Dagh, the name given to the area by French and Belgian mining companies from French "zone" and a French spelling of Turkish Göldağı ('Lake Mountain'), the highest mountain in the vicinity of the Devrek district. That the name came from Turkish which means "swamp", or . That the name may derive from the name of the nearby ancient settlement of Sandaraca or Sandarake (in Ancient Greek Σανδαράκη). That the name may have come from "jungle" (which the French entrepreneurs called the area due to its uneven wooded geography) plus Turkish 'mountain'.