Çöğürlü, Muş Explained

Type:village
Province:Muş
District:Muş
Çöğürlü
Population Total:2328
Population As Of:2022

Çöğürlü is a village of Muş District, Muş Province, eastern Turkey.[1] Its population is 2,328 (2022).[2] It is a satellite village of Muş.

History

The old name of the village was Arinc or Arinch which was changed to Cogurlu in the 19th century.

At the end of the 19th century Chechens had begun to emigrate from the Caucasus to eastern Turkey. In 1902, it was estimated there were 1300 Armenians living in or around the village. In 1914, the Armenian church estimated only 613 Armenians in or around the village.[3] The village was depopulated in 1914.

Today the economy of a village depends on agriculture and husbandry. There is a primary school in the village which has drinking water and a sewerage network, electricity and fixed telephone. There is a bus service and a railway station.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 22 May 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. https://www.houshamadyan.org/fileadmin/_processed_/9/8/csm_Arinch_Village_web_5f720f60c5.jpg photo in 1914
  4. http://suniproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mountains_Bingyol_and_Sipan.jpg