زونغولداق

Ottoman Turkish

Zonguldak province

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σανδαράκη (Sandarákē), from σᾰνδᾰρᾰ́κη (sandarákē, “realgar”), because of the realgar mines that were present in this province.

Proper noun

زونغولداق • (zonguldak)

1. Zonguldak (a city and province in West Black Sea region, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Zonguldak

Further reading

• 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