Muş Province

Muş Province
Muş ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Muş Province in Turkey
Country Turkey
Region Eastern Anatolia
Capital Muş
Area
 • Total 8,196 km2 (3,164.5 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)[1]
 • Total 406,886
 • Density 49.6/km2 (128.6/sq mi)
Area code(s) 0436
Vehicle registration 49
Website muş.gov.tr

Muş Province (Turkish: Muş ili ) is a province in eastern Turkey. It is 8,196 km² in area, and has a population of 406,886 (2010 est). The population was 453,654 in 2000. The provincial capital is the city of Muş (Armenian: Մուշ, Kurdish: Mûs). Another town in Muş province, Malazgirt (Manzikert), is famous for the Battle of Manzikert of 1071.

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Districts

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

Historical sites

Among the historical sites of the Mush province are two of the holiest Armenian sites:

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Turkish Statistical Institute, MS Excel document – Population of province/district centers and towns/villages and population growth rate by provinces