Hasköy, Muş Explained

Type:municipality
Hasköy
Coordinates:38.6822°N 41.6894°W
Province:Muş
District:Hasköy
Leader Party:AKP
Leader Name:Hikmet Karayel
Elevation M:1250
Population Total:13057
Population As Of:2022
Postal Code:49700
Area Code:0436

Hasköy (Armenian: Խասգյուղ|translit=Khaskyugh; Kurdish: Dêrxas[1]) is a town in Muş Province of the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Hasköy District.[2] Its population is 13,057 (2022).[3] The mayor is Hikmet Karayel (AKP).

Demographics

The main town and two of the nearby villages are populated by Arabs from the Bidri tribe, while Kurds reside in the other 16 villages. The Bidri tribe knows Arabic and Kurdish.[4] [5] 4,000 Armenians lived in the area before the Armenian genocide in 1915.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Avcıkıran . 2009 . 56 . tr, ku.
  2. https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx İlçe Belediyesi
  3. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 22 May 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  4. Book: Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey . 1989 . Peter Alfred . Andrews . 378 . Benninghaus . Rüdiger.
  5. Kaya . Şerafettin . 1998 . Ilk durak Muş . Hevgirtin Welatparêz . tr . 98 . 39.
  6. Web site: Village Hasköy / Dêrxas in the Plain of Mush . 21 November 2022 . Virtual Genocide Memorial.