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'''Muş''' (alternative spelling: ''Mush'') is the provincial capital of [[Muş Province]] in [[Turkey]]. Population of the municipality of Muş: 64,088 (1997 census) |
'''Muş''' (alternative spelling: ''Mush'') is the provincial capital of [[Muş Province]] in [[Turkey]]. Population of the municipality of Muş: 64,088 (1997 census) |
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The town dates back to the 6th century AD, and now it shelters the remains of a couple of citadels and the Aslanhane Caravanserai. There are also mosques from the Seljuk period, like the Alaeddin Pasa, Haci Seref and Ulu Mosques. Mus had been under the reign of Urartu, Median, Persian, Armenian, Byzantine, civilizations. |
The town dates back to the 6th century AD, and now it shelters the remains of a couple of citadels and the Aslanhane Caravanserai. It is considered one of the early centers of the Armenian civilization and housed ancient Armenian churches until the 1960s. There are also mosques from the Seljuk period, like the Alaeddin Pasa, Haci Seref and Ulu Mosques. Mus had been under the reign of Urartu, Median, Persian, Armenian, Byzantine, civilizations. |
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* [http://www.5579021.com/content/view/116/133/ - About Muş] |
* [http://www.5579021.com/content/view/116/133/ - About Muş] |
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Muş (alternative spelling: Mush) is the provincial capital of Muş Province in Turkey. Population of the municipality of Muş: 64,088 (1997 census)
The town dates back to the 6th century AD, and now it shelters the remains of a couple of citadels and the Aslanhane Caravanserai. It is considered one of the early centers of the Armenian civilization and housed ancient Armenian churches until the 1960s. There are also mosques from the Seljuk period, like the Alaeddin Pasa, Haci Seref and Ulu Mosques. Mus had been under the reign of Urartu, Median, Persian, Armenian, Byzantine, civilizations.
External links
- History and description of the ruined Armenian monastery of Arakelots, 8km east of the town of Muş.