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Derecik, Muş

Coordinates: 38°41′05″N 41°33′24″E / 38.68472°N 41.55667°E / 38.68472; 41.55667
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Derecik is a village in the central district of Muş Province, Eastern Anatolia Turkey.[1][2] Derecik is located 13 km away from Mus township.

There is a primary school in the village, drinking water network, electricity and landline telephone.

History

Name

The Armenian name for the village was Havadarig or Havadorik not Derecik.[3]

Population

In 1890, the Armenian church recorded one church and 90 Armenian households in the village, as well as 160 Kurdish households with similar numbers recorded in 1902.[3] The church records state 120 Armenian households in 1910 and on the eve of the genocide 165 households. [3]

The Village population in 2000 was 283 down from the 1997 figure of 580.[2]

References

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  3. ^ a b c "Maps | Vilayet of Bitlis/Paghesh | Kaza of Moush | Locale | Demography:: Houshamadyan - a project to reconstruct Ottoman Armenian town and village life". www.houshamadyan.org.


38°41′05″N 41°33′24″E / 38.68472°N 41.55667°E / 38.68472; 41.55667


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