Coordinates: 38°40′56″N 41°41′22″E / 38.68222°N 41.68944°E / 38.68222; 41.68944

Hasköy, Muş

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Hasköy
Municipality
Coordinates: 38°40′56″N 41°41′22″E / 38.68222°N 41.68944°E / 38.68222; 41.68944
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuş
DistrictHasköy
Government
 • MayorCemal Orbay (MHP)
Elevation
1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Population
 (2024)
26,336
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
49700
Area code0436
Websitewww.haskoy.bel.tr

Hasköy (Armenian: Խասգյուղ, romanized: Khaskyugh; Kurdish: Dêrxas;[1] Arabic: هاسكوي) is a town in Muş Province of the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of Hasköy District.[2] Hasköy was elected from the MHP in the 2024 Turkish Local Elections, with Cemal Orbay serving as the mayor. According to the 2024 population census, the district's total population is 26,336.[3]

Demographics

The main town and two of the nearby villages are populated by Arabs from the Bidri tribe, while Kurds reside in the other 16 villages. The Bidri tribe knows Arabic and Kurdish.[4][5] 4,000 Armenians lived in the area before the Armenian genocide in 1915.[6]

References

  1. ^ Avcıkıran, Adem (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Türkçe and kurdî). p. 56.
  2. ^ İlçe Belediyesi Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Muş İlçeleri Nüfusu". Nüfusu.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ^ Peter Alfred, Andrews; Benninghaus, Rüdiger, eds. (1989). Ethnic Groups in the Republic of Turkey. p. 378.
  5. ^ Kaya, Şerafettin (1998). "Ilk durak Muş". Hevgirtin Welatparêz (in Türkçe) (98): 39.
  6. ^ "Village Hasköy / Dêrxas in the Plain of Mush". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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