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Coordinates: 38°44′00″N 41°29′28″E / 38.7333333°N 41.49111°ECoordinates: 38°44′00″N 41°29′28″E / 38.7333333°N 41.49111°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Muş |
Government | |
• Mayor | Necmettin Dede (AKP) |
• Kaymakam | |
Area | |
• District | 2,604 km2 (1,005 sq mi) |
Population (2008)[1][2] | |
• Urban | 69,507 |
• District | 168,817 |
• District Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Website | www.mus.bel.tr |
Muş (pronounced [muʃ]; Armenian: Մուշ, Kurdish: Mûs) is the provincial capital of Muş Province in Turkey. Population of the municipality of Muş numbers 72,774 (2009 estimates)[3] The mayor is Necmettin Dede (AKP).
The town was found in Araratian Kingdom (known also as Urartu).[citation needed] During the Middle Ages it was the chief town of Armenia's Taron province. Today the city is populated by Turkish and Kurdish citizens, the majority being Sunni Muslim Kurds. There are a few ancient remnants including a few citadels and the Aslanhane Caravanserai.[citation needed]
It is considered one of the early centers of the Armenian civilization and housed ancient Armenian churches until the 1960s. Until the year 1915, during which vast massacres against the Armenian Christian population were committed by the Young Turks, the town was the seat of a diocese of both the Armenian Apostolic as well as the Armenian Catholic Churches.
There are mosques from the Seljuk period, like the Alaeddin Pasa, Haci Seref, and Ulu Mosques.[citation needed]
Muş has been ruled by Median, Persian, Armenian, Byzantine, Arabian, Seljuk and Ottoman empires.[citation needed]
Climate
Muş has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa) with freezing, snowy winters and hot and very dry summers.
Climate data for Muş | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
41.6 (106.9) |
41.2 (106.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
41.6 (106.9) |
Average high °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
15.87 (60.56) |
Average low °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
3.74 (38.74) |
Record low °C (°F) | −32.6 (−26.7) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−25.8 (−14.4) |
−32 (−25.6) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
Precipitation mm (inches) | 79.5 (3.13) |
101.1 (3.98) |
101.2 (3.984) |
107.3 (4.224) |
68.4 (2.693) |
28.7 (1.13) |
7.0 (0.276) |
6.4 (0.252) |
13.7 (0.539) |
62.2 (2.449) |
95.8 (3.772) |
85.6 (3.37) |
756.9 (29.799) |
Avg. rainy days | 13.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 9.1 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 114.8 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.1 | 86.8 | 148.8 | 198 | 285.2 | 354 | 387.5 | 372 | 315 | 226.3 | 129 | 65.1 | 2,632.8 |
Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü [4] |
External links
- History and description of the ruined Armenian monastery of Arakelots, 8 km (5 mi) east of the town of Muş.
- All about for Muş (Mus, Moush, Mosh, Mush)
- "Mush". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Mush". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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Notes
- ^ Türkisches Institut für Statistik, abgerufen 23. November 2009
- ^ Türkisches Institut für Statistik, abgerufen 23. November 2009
- ^ Adrese Dayalı Nüfus Kayıt Sistemi (ADNKS) Sonuçları
- ^ İl ve İlçelerimize Ait İstatistiki Veriler- Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü. Dmi.gov.tr. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.