Muş
Muş
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) The mayor is Necmettin Dede (AKP).
The town was found in Araratian Kingdom (aka Urartu). During the middle ages it was the chief town of Armenia's Taron province. Today the city is populated by Turkish, Kurdish, and Zazas. There are a few ancient remnants including a few 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 mosques from the Seljuk period, like the Alaeddin Pasa, Haci Seref, and Ulu Mosques.
Muş has been ruled by Median, Persian, Armenian, Byzantine, Arabian, Seljuk and Ottoman empires.
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) |
22.8 (73) |
30.0 (86) |
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 |
| Average high °C (°F) | -3.1 (26.4) |
-1.1 (30) |
5.6 (42.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
9.9 (49.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
15.93 (60.67) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -11.2 (11.8) |
-9.8 (14.4) |
-3.4 (25.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
-5.8 (21.6) |
3.85 (38.93) |
| 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) |
-32.0 (-25.6) |
-34.4 |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 83.4 (3.283) |
104.7 (4.122) |
103.3 (4.067) |
108.5 (4.272) |
70.8 (2.787) |
29.6 (1.165) |
7.0 (0.276) |
6.7 (0.264) |
13.7 (0.539) |
63.6 (2.504) |
97.1 (3.823) |
89.0 (3.504) |
777.4 (30.606) |
| Avg. rainy days | 13.3 | 12.5 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 115.4 |
| Sunshine hours | 58.9 | 81.2 | 148.8 | 195 | 279 | 348 | 381.3 | 368.9 | 309 | 220.1 | 126 | 58.9 | 2,575.1 |
| Source: Devlet Meteoroloji İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü | |||||||||||||
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Muş in 
Coordinates: 38°45′N 41°30′E / 38.75°N 41.5°E
Notes
- ^ Adrese Dayalı Nüfus Kayıt Sistemi (ADNKS) Sonuçları
- ^ İl ve İlçelerimize Ait İstatistiki Veriler- Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlüğü. Dmi.gov.tr. Retrieved on 2011-04-16.