 Muş Province |
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| Location of Muş Province in Turkey | |
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| Region: | Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey |
| Area: | 8,196 (km²) |
| Total Population | 488,997 TUIK 2007 (est) |
| Licence plate code: | 49 |
| Area code: | 0436 |
| Governor Website | http://www.mus.gov.tr |
Muş is a province in eastern Turkey. It is 8,196 km² in area, and has a population of 488,997 (2006 est). The population was 453,654 in 2000. Kurds form the majority.[1] The traffic code is 49. The provincial capital is the city of Muş. Another town in Muş province, Malazgirt (Manzikert), is famous for the Battle of Manzikert of 1071.
The plain of Muş was historically part of the Armenian province of Daron-Duruperan.[2] and the mountains on its southern border formed the boundary between Greater Armenia and Syria,
Muş and Sason were the scene of clashes between Armenians and Kurds in the late 19th century (see Kurdish-Armenian relations).
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Districts
Muş province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):
Historical sites
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Among the historical sites of the Mush province are two of the holiest Armenian sites:
- the Saint Karapet Monastery, which was founded in the 4th century by Saint Gregory the Illuminator and kept the relices of Saint John the Baptist. It was destroyed to its foundations by the Turkish army after the Armenian Genocide.
- the Holy Apostles Monastery, a medieval monastery housing the relics of two of the Apostles near the town of Mush (also destroyed after 1915)
External links
- Governor's web site.
- Muş Weather Forecast Information
- Muş Web Portal (Moush)
- Muş Fotoğrafları - Moush Photo Album
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Coordinates: 39°00′02″N 41°49′38″E / 39.00056°N 41.82722°E
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