Muş Province Explained

Type:province
Other Name:Muş ili
Seat:Muş
Leader Name:Avni Çakır
Area Total Km2:8718
Leader Title:Governor
Population Total:399202
Population As Of:2022
Area Code:0436

Muş Province (Turkish: Muş ili; Armenian: Մուշի մարզ|Mushi marz; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Mûşê is a province in the east Anatolia region of Turkey (Türkiye). Its area is 8,718 km2,[1] and its population is 399,202 (2022),[2] down from 453,654 in 2000. The provincial capital is the city of Muş. Another town in Muş province, Malazgirt (Manzikert), is famous for the Battle of Manzikert of 1071.

History

The province is considered a part of historical Western Armenia.[3] Before the Armenian genocide, the area was a part of the Six Armenian Vilayets.[4] [5] The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.[6] [7] Avni Çakır was appointed Governor of the province in August 2023.[8]

Geology and geomorphology

There are a total of 8 mountain ranges,[9] 4 of which are large, in the province. Muş province is surrounded by Otluk Mountains in the middle, Akdoğan Mountains in the north, Bingöl Mountains in the northwest, Şerafettin Mountains in the west, Karaçavuş Mountains in the southwest, Yakupağa Mountains and Bilican Mountains in the southeast,[10] Cemalverdi Mountains in the east.[11] Plains constitute 27.2 percent of the Muş provincial area. The most important are Muş, Bulanık, Malazgirt and Liz Plains.[12]

Lakes

The main largest lakes in Muş are Lake Akdoğan, Lake Haçlı and Lake Kaz.[13]

Plants

The main plant species in the Muş province are toxic Ferula and non-toxic Ferula, Rheum ribes, Gundelia, Sorrel, Arum maculatum, Eremurus spectabilis, Diplotaenia cachrydifolia Boiss, Chaerophyllum macrospermum, Thymus (plant), Chondrilla juncea,[14] Tulipa sintenisii,[15] Eryngium billardieri,[16] Chicory,[17] Astragalus kurdicus, Paeonia turcica and Euphorbia sp.[18] In addition, there are Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae mushrooms in the every high parts of the province. Frangula alnus and Prunus cerasifera are located on the humid shores of the lakes. Oak trees, Crataegus monogyna, Rosa canina,[19] Malus sylvestris,[20] Pyrus elaeagrifolia,[21] Prunus mahaleb, Aria edulis and Cotoneaster nummularius[22] are other trees in the Muş Province.

Fauna

The main animals in the region are Bear, Wolf, Fox, Pig, Partridge, Lynx, Duck, Turtle, Williams's jerboa, Caspian turtle and European green lizard.

Tourism

The touristic places in Muş are the historical Murat Bridge, the tulips on the Muş Plain, Muş Castle, Haspet Castle, Kepenek Castle, Kayalıdere Castle,[23] Mercimekkale Mound, Lake Akdoğan, Künav Cave, Lake Haçlı,[24] Malazgirt Castle[25] and Esenlik Mosque.

Transportation

The city is served by the Muş Airport. It has a train station and a bus station(MUŞTİ).

Districts

Muş province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold):

Economy

Historically, Muş was known for producing wheat.[26] The province also grew madder, but locals retained it, using it for dye.[27] The area also had salt mines. As of 1920, the region had so much salt that it was said to have enough to supply Europe and Asia.[28]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri. General Directorate of Mapping. 19 September 2023.
  2. Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 19 September 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
  3. Myhill, John (2006). Language, Religion and National Identity in Europe and the Middle East: A historical study. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins. p. 32. .
  4. İsmail Soysal, Türkiye'nin Siyasal Andlaşmaları, I. Cilt (1920-1945), Türk Tarih Kurumu, 1983, p. 14.
  5. Verheij, Jelle (2012). Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (eds.). Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870–1915. Brill. p. 88.
  6. Book: Watts, Nicole F.. Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). 2010. University of Washington Press. Seattle. 978-0-295-99050-7. 167.
  7. 2002. Kurds, Kurdistān. Encyclopaedia of Islam. 2. BRILL. 978-90-04-16121-4.
  8. Web site: Valimiz. www.mus.gov.tr. 25 October 2023.
  9. Web site: Muş ili 2019 yılı çevre durum raporu. 2020. Çevre ve şehircilik il müdürlüğü. Turkish . 8.
  10. Web site: Muş il fiziki haritası. September 28, 2023. Harita genel müdürlüğü. Turkish . https://web.archive.org/web/20230818112524/https://www.harita.gov.tr/uploads/files/products/mus-fiziki-il-haritasi-1364.pdf. August 18, 2023. live .
  11. Web site: Bulanık-Malazgirt(Muş) havzası'nın iklim özellikleri. August 16, 2016. Bingöl University. tr . 3.
  12. Web site: Vadiler ve Ovalar. mus.ktb.gov.tr. Muş İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. 1.
  13. Web site: Coğrafi Yapı. 2023-10-12 . mus.gov.tr. tr.
  14. Web site: Muş'ta Yabani Bitkilerin Halk Hekimliğinde Kullanılması. January 2019. Muş Alparslan University. Turkish . 7.
  15. Web site: Türkiye'nin Laleleri. May 2014. Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University. Turkish . 5.
  16. Web site: Flora of Tigem Alparslan Farm and surroundings (Muş). September 2011. Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. Turkish . 14.
  17. Web site: Flora of Tigem Alparslan Farm and surroundings (Muş). September 2011. Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. Turkish . 16.
  18. Web site: Hamurpet Gölleri doğasıyla mest ediyor. iha.com.tr. İhlas News Agency. 1.
  19. Web site: Muş yöresinde yetişen bitkilerin gastronomi turizmi ve kırsal turizm potansiyeli açısından değerlendirilmesi. March 2023. Muş Alparslan University. Turkish . 18.
  20. Web site: Muş ili 2019 yılı çevre durum raporu. 2020. Governor of Muş, Çevre ve şehircilik il müdürlüğü. Turkish . 50.
  21. Web site: Muş ilinin tarımsal ekosistemine makro bakış. November 2021. Muş Alparslan University. Turkish . 33.
  22. Web site: Elazığ orman bölge müdürlüğünde odun dışı orman ürünlerinin sosyoekonomik boyutları üzerine araştırmalar. 2014. Kahramanmaraş Sütçüimam University, Fen bilimleri enstitüsü. Turkish . 94.
  23. Web site: Muş GoTürkiye. 2023-10-06 . Muş İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlüğü. tr.
  24. Web site: Gezilecek yerler. 2023-11-23 . Kültür Portalı. tr.
  25. Web site: 60 dakikalık Muş il brifingi. February 2017. Muş Valiliği. Turkish . 36.
  26. Book: Prothero, W.G.. Armenia and Kurdistan. 1920. H.M. Stationery Office. London. 60.
  27. Book: Prothero, W.G.. Armenia and Kurdistan. 1920. H.M. Stationery Office. London. 62.
  28. Book: Prothero, W.G.. Armenia and Kurdistan. 1920. H.M. Stationery Office. London. 71.

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