Kargı


Kargı is a district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is located at 106 km from the city of Çorum.

Name

The first settlement in Kargı is known in the Hellenistic period as Blaene, mentioned by Strabo.

Economy

The district is known for growing high-quality rice and okra and for producing a particular type of crumbly goat's milk cheese called tulum peyniri.