Muş
| Muş | |
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 Muş
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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 | 64.8/km2 (168/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: 72,774 (2009 estimates)[3] The mayor is Necmettin Dede (AKP).
The town was found in Araratian Kingdom (aka Urartu).[citation needed] During the middle ages it was the chief town of Armenia's Taron province. Today the city is populated by Turkish, Kurdish. 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.[citation needed]
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]
[edit] 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 |
| 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] | |||||||||||||
[edit] External links
- History and description of the ruined Armenian monastery of Arakelots, 8 km 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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[edit] 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.
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