Kangal

For other uses, see Kangal (disambiguation).

Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District.^[2] Its population is 8,948 (2022).^[1] The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP).^[3]

Kangal
Municipality
Kangal city center
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Coordinates: 39°14′12″N 37°23′19″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Sivas
District	Kangal
Government
• Mayor	Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın (BBP)
Elevation	1,540 m (5,050 ft)
Population  (2022)[1]	8,948
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	58900
Area code	0346
Website	www.kangal.bel.tr

History

Kangal was known in the time of emperor Diocletian under the name Euspena and later during the Byzantine Empire as Spynin. The Byzantine general Eustathios Argyros was buried here in the monastery of St Elizabeth which had been constructed by his grandfather Leon. The town, known in Ottoman times as Qangal, had an Armenian church until the first massacres against the Armenians in 1895.^[4]

Demographics

The town is populated by Sunni Kurds and Sunni Turks in addition to a very small Alevi and Armenian population.^[5]

Climate

Kangal has a dry-summer continental climate (Köppen: Dsb).^[6] Winters are very cold, and summers are dry, with hot days and cold nights.

Climate data for Kangal (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−0.5 (31.1)	1.3 (34.3)	7.7 (45.9)	14.2 (57.6)	19.2 (66.6)	24.2 (75.6)	28.9 (84.0)	29.5 (85.1)	24.9 (76.8)	18.2 (64.8)	9.8 (49.6)	2.3 (36.1)	15.0 (59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−5.6 (21.9)	−4.4 (24.1)	1.2 (34.2)	6.9 (44.4)	11.3 (52.3)	15.4 (59.7)	19.1 (66.4)	19.2 (66.6)	14.5 (58.1)	9.0 (48.2)	2.0 (35.6)	−3.1 (26.4)	7.2 (45.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10.6 (12.9)	−9.7 (14.5)	−4.6 (23.7)	−0.3 (31.5)	3.4 (38.1)	6.0 (42.8)	8.4 (47.1)	8.2 (46.8)	4.2 (39.6)	0.9 (33.6)	−4.3 (24.3)	−7.9 (17.8)	−0.5 (31.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33.13 (1.30)	32.52 (1.28)	40.78 (1.61)	55.1 (2.17)	58.42 (2.30)	34.62 (1.36)	10.92 (0.43)	6.82 (0.27)	15.13 (0.60)	32.75 (1.29)	29.89 (1.18)	36.03 (1.42)	386.11 (15.20)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.3	6.2	8.1	8.9	9.2	5.5	1.8	1.6	2.5	5.5	5.6	6.5	67.7
Average relative humidity (%)	81.2	80.0	73.7	66.5	66.9	62.0	55.0	53.8	56.2	66.3	74.4	81.2	68.1
Source: NOAA[7]

Notable people

• Hüseyin Alp (1935–1983) basketball player and actor

See also

• Kangal dog
• Deliktaş Tunnel, Turkey's longest railway tunnel