زونغولداق
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Ottoman Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Σανδαράκη (Sandarákē), from σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κη (sandarákē, “realgar”), because of the realgar mines that were present in this province.
Proper noun
[edit]زونغولداق • (zonguldak)
- Zonguldak (a city and province in West Black Sea region, Turkey)
Descendants
[edit]- Turkish: Zonguldak
Further reading
[edit]- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Zonguldak”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Zonguldak”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 838