Derecik, Muş
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.
The village is densely populated by Arab locals that have a estimated population of 763.[3]
History[]
Name[]
The Armenian name for the village was Havadarig or Havadorik not Derecik.[4]
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.[4] The church records state 120 Armenian households in 1910 and on the eve of the genocide 165 households.[4]
The Village population in 2000 was 283 down from the 1997 figure of 580.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". www.houshamadyan.org. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Archived copy". www.yerelnet.org.tr. Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "DERECİK KÖYÜ NÜFUSU, MUŞ MERKEZ". www.nufusune.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ^ 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.
Coordinates: 38°41′05″N 41°33′24″E / 38.68472°N 41.55667°E
- Villages in Muş Province
- Towns in Turkey
- Kurdish settlements in Turkey
- Eastern Anatolia Region geography stubs