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. 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,...