Muş Province

Muş Province (Turkish: Muş ili ) is a province in eastern Turkey. It is 8,196 km² in area, and has a population of 406,886 (2010 est). The population was 453,654 in 2000. The provincial capital is the city of Muş (Armenian: Մուշ, Kurdish: Mûs). Another town in Muş province, Malazgirt (Manzikert), is famous for the Battle of Manzikert of 1071. Muş province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold): Among the historical sites of the Mush province are two of the holiest Armenian sites: