The Murat River , also called Eastern Euphrates ( Turkish : Murat Nehri , Kurdish : Çemê Miradê , Armenian : Արածանի , romanized : Aratsani ), is a major source of the Euphrates River. The Ancient Greeks and Romans used to call the river Arsanias ( Ancient Greek : Ἀρσανίας ). It originates near Mount Ararat north of Lake Van , in Eastern Turkey, and flows westward for 722 km (449 mi) through mountainous terrain. Before the construction of the Keban Dam , the Murat River joined the Karasu River or Western Euphrates 10 km (6.2 mi) north of the dam site and 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the town of Keban .
17-541: In Muş Province , the river is interrupted near Toklu by the Alpaslan-1 Dam , which was completed in 2009. The Alpaslan-2 Dam was completed in 2021 and is located downstream of Alpaslan-1. The river merges into the reservoir of the Keban Dam , at one time Turkey's largest dam, which was completed in 1974 and provides electrical power. In Bingöl and Elazığ provinces, Kalehan Energy has four dams planned for
34-569: Is a province in the east Anatolia region of Turkey (Türkiye). Its area is 8,718 km , and its population is 399,202 (2022), down from 453,654 in 2000. The provincial capital is the city of Muş . Another town in Muş province, Malazgirt ( Manzikert ), is famous for the Battle of Manzikert of 1071. The province is considered a part of historical Western Armenia . Before the Armenian genocide ,
51-513: The Akdoğan Mountains . 39°24′N 43°45′E / 39.400°N 43.750°E / 39.400; 43.750 This article related to a river in Turkey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mu%C5%9F Province Muş Province ( Turkish : Muş Vilayeti ; Kurdish : Parêzgeha Mûşê ; Armenian : Մուշի մարզ , romanized : Mushi marz )
68-666: The Six Provinces , or the Six Armenian Vilayets ( Armenian : Վեց Հայկական Վիլայեթները Vets' haykakan vilayet'nery ; Turkish : Altı vilayet, Altı il ) were the main Armenian-populated vilayets ("provinces") of the Ottoman Empire . These were Van , Erzurum , Mamuret-ul-Aziz , Bitlis , Diyarbekir and Sivas . The term Six Armenian Vilayets was a diplomatic usage referring to
85-429: The Muş province are toxic Ferula and non-toxic Ferula, Rheum ribes , Gundelia , Sorrel , Arum maculatum , Eremurus spectabilis , Diplotaenia cachrydifolia Boiss, Chaerophyllum macrospermum, Thymus (plant) , Chondrilla juncea , Tulipa sintenisii , Eryngium billardieri , Chicory , Astragalus kurdicus, Paeonia turcica and Euphorbia sp . In addition, there are Pleurotus eryngii var. ferulae mushrooms in
102-736: The Ottoman provinces with substantial Armenian populations. In fact, this term was known in the diplomatic language of the time as the area for which a number of Great Powers wished reforms for the benefit of the Armenians. The term was based on the official language adopted by the signatories of the Treaty of Berlin , the final act of the Congress of Berlin in 1878, in Article LXI: “The Sublime Porte undertakes to carry out, without further delay,
119-454: The Turks, Kurds, Circassians, etc. The official Ottoman population statistics of 1914 that were based on an earlier census underestimated the number of ethnic minorities, including the number of Armenians. The Ottoman figures didn't define any ethnic groups, only religious ones. So the “Armenian” population as counted by the authorities only tallied ethnic Armenians who were also adherents of
136-478: The Vilayet of Diyarbekir; the south of Malatia, in the Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz; the north-west and west of the Vilayet of Sivas. including Qizilbash including Zaza Assyrians ( Nestorians , Jacobites , Chaldeans ), Circassians , Greeks , Yazidis , Persians , Lazs , Roma Note: The Ottoman population statistics doesn't give information for separate Muslim ethnic groups such as
153-647: The addition of the toponymic suffix -iya and Greek Arsanias ) under the influence of many other Armenian toponyms beginning with Ara- . The main source of the Murat River starts in the Diyadin district of Ağrı . The Kocasu River , which originates in the Bingöl Mountains , flows into the Murat River by the village of Sarıpınar village in the Bulanık district after taking the waters coming from
170-463: The area was a part of the Six Armenian Vilayets . The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority. Avni Çakır was appointed Governor of the province in August 2023. There are a total of 8 mountain ranges, 4 of which are large, in the province. Muş province is surrounded by Otluk Mountains in the middle, Akdoğan Mountains in the north, Bingöl Mountains in
187-583: The every high parts of the province. Frangula alnus and Prunus cerasifera are located on the humid shores of the lakes. Oak trees, Crataegus monogyna , Rosa canina , Malus sylvestris , Pyrus elaeagrifolia , Prunus mahaleb , Aria edulis and Cotoneaster nummularius are other trees in the Muş Province. The main animals in the region are Bear , Wolf , Fox , Pig , Partridge , Lynx , Duck , Turtle , Williams's jerboa , Caspian turtle and European green lizard . The touristic places in Muş are
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#1732765124308204-532: The historical Murat Bridge , the tulips on the Muş Plain , Muş Castle, Haspet Castle , Kepenek Castle , Kayalıdere Castle , Mercimekkale Mound , Lake Akdoğan , Künav Cave , Lake Haçlı , Malazgirt Castle and Esenlik Mosque . The city is served by the Muş Airport . It has a train station and a bus station(MUŞTİ). Muş province is divided into 6 districts (capital district in bold ): Historically, Muş
221-465: The improvements and reforms demanded by local requirements in the provinces inhabited by the Armenians, and to guarantee their security against the Circassians and Kurds.” Note: The analysis excludes certain portions of these provinces where Armenians are only a minor element. These portions are as follows: Hakkiari, in the Vilayet of Van; the south of Sairt, in the Vilayet of Bitlis; the south of
238-491: The northwest, Şerafettin Mountains in the west, Karaçavuş Mountains in the southwest, Yakupağa Mountains and Bilican Mountains in the southeast, Cemalverdi Mountains in the east. Plains constitute 27.2 percent of the Muş provincial area. The most important are Muş , Bulanık , Malazgirt and Liz Plains. The main largest lakes in Muş are Lake Akdoğan , Lake Haçlı and Lake Kaz . The main plant species in
255-901: The river: from upstream to downstream, the Upper Kaleköy Dam , Lower Kaleköy Dam , Beyhan I Dam , and Beyhan II Dam . The Beyhan I and Upper Kaleköy dams are already completed. Once completed, all four dams will have a combined installed capacity of 1,855 MW. The present name is usually connected with the Turkish given name Murat or the word from which that name derives, murat ' purpose, intention, desire ' . But this may be folk etymology, so Hrach Martirosyan tentatively proposes derivation from Old Armenian [[[wikt:մօր#Etymology_2|mōrat]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text/Latn script subtag mismatch ( help ) , [[[wikt:մօր#Etymology_2|murat]]] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text/Latn script subtag mismatch ( help ) ' mud, marsh ' . The river
272-654: Was called Arșania in sources of the Neo-Assyrian Empire , and Arsanias in Classical Greek and Roman sources. Those forms may be derived from an earlier form of Armenian Արածանի Aratsani , which Armen Petrosyan derives from an Armenian descendant of the Proto-Indo-European root * h₂erǵ ' white, bright ' . Armenian Aratsani may have developed from an earlier form * Artsani (whence Akkadian Arșania with
289-452: Was known for producing wheat . The province also grew madder , but locals retained it, using it for dye . The area also had salt mines . As of 1920, the region had so much salt that it was said to have enough to supply Europe and Asia. 39°00′02″N 41°49′38″E / 39.00056°N 41.82722°E / 39.00056; 41.82722 Six vilayets The Six Vilayets ( Ottoman Turkish : ولايت سته , Vilâyat-ı Sitte ),
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