Muş

Not to be confused with Mush or Moosh.

Muş
Muş
Coordinates: 38°44′00″N 41°29′28″E / 38.7333333°N 41.49111°E / 38.7333333; 41.49111Coordinates: 38°44′00″N 41°29′28″E / 38.7333333°N 41.49111°E / 38.7333333; 41.49111
Country	Turkey
Province	Muş
Government
- Mayor	Necmettin Dede (AKP)
- Kaymakam
Area
- District	2,604 km2 (1,005.4 sq mi)
Population (2008)[1][2]
- Urban	69,507
- District	168,817
- District Density	64.8/km2 (167.9/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]}

Climate

Muş has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa) with freezing, snowy winters and hot and very dry summers.

Climate data for Muş
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]

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. 

Notes

1. ^ Türkisches Institut für Statistik, abgerufen 23. November 2009
2. ^ Türkisches Institut für Statistik, abgerufen 23. November 2009
3. ^ Adrese Dayalı Nüfus Kayıt Sistemi (ADNKS) Sonuçları
4. ^ İl ve İlçelerimize Ait İstatistiki Veriler- Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü. Dmi.gov.tr. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.