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Üçdere, Muş
Üçdere () is a village in Muş District, Muş Province, eastern Turkey. Its population is 753 (2022). It is located 6 kilometers from the center of Muṣ. History Human settlement has been present in the Muş plain for about 10,000 years. During the Middle Ages, Muş was the center of the Taron kingdom. In the late 8th century, the area came under the control of the Armenian Bagratid (Bagratuni) dynasty, until it was captured and annexed by the Byzantine Empire in 969. In the 11th century, the town was ruled by Islamic dynasties such as the Ahlatshahs. In the 1500s, the Ottomans took control of the area. During the Armenian genocide of 1915, the indigenous Armenian population of the region was exterminated. The town was formerly known as Tsoghounk, until World War I. The town was occupied by the Russian Empire in 1916 and was recaptured by Turkish troops on 30 April 1917. Today, the economy of the village depends on agriculture and animal husbandry. There is a primary school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MuÅŸ District
MuÅŸ District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central" in Turkish) is a district of the MuÅŸ Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of MuÅŸ.Ä°l Belediyesi Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023. Its area is 2,818 km2, and its population is 200,246 (2022). Tourism The touristic places in MuÅŸ central district are Murat Bridge, the tulips on the MuÅŸ Plain, MuÅŸ Castle, Kepenek Castle, Hasp ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenians, Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), it was implemented primarily through the mass murder of around one million Armenians during death marches to the Syrian Desert and the Forced conversion, forced Islamization of others, primarily women and children. Before World War I, Armenians occupied a somewhat protected, but subordinate, place in Ottoman society. Large-scale massacres of Armenians had occurred Hamidian massacres, in the 1890s and Adana massacre, 1909. The Ottoman Empire suffered a series of military defeats and territorial losses—especially during the 1912–1913 Balkan Wars—leading to fear among CUP leaders that the Armenians would seek independence. During their invasion of Caucasus campaign, Russian and Persian campaign (World War I), Persian territory in 1914, Special Organization (Ottoman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caravanserai
A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was an inn that provided lodging for travelers, merchants, and Caravan (travellers), caravans. They were present throughout much of the Islamic world. Depending on the region and period, they were called by a variety of names including ''khan'', ''funduq'' and ''wikala.'' Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa and Southeast Europe, most notably the Silk Road. In the countryside, they were typically built at intervals equivalent to a day's journey along important roads, where they served as a kind of Stage station, staging post. Urban versions of caravanserais were historically common in cities where they could serve as inns, depots, and venues for conducting business. The buildings were most commonly rectangular structures with one protected entrance. Inside, a central courtyard was surrounded by an array of rooms on one or more levels.'''' In additio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surb Karapet Monastery
Surb Karapet Monastery of Mush (, ''Msho Surb Karapet vank'', also known by other names) was an Armenian Apostolic monastery in the historic province of Taron, about northwest of Mush (Muş), in present-day eastern Turkey. ''Surb Karapet'' translates to " Holy Precursor" and refers to John the Baptist, whose remains are believed to have been stored at the site by Gregory the Illuminator in the early fourth century. The monastery subsequently served as a stronghold of the Mamikonians—the princely house of Taron, who claimed to be the holy warriors of John the Baptist, their patron saint. It was expanded and renovated many times in later centuries. By the 20th century, it was a large fort-like enclosure with four chapels. Historically, the monastery was the religious center of Taron and was a prominent pilgrimage site. It was considered the most important monastery in Turkish (Western) Armenia and the second most important of all Armenian monasteries after Etchmiadzin. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arakelots Monastery
Arakelots Monastery (, ''MÅ¡o Surb Arakelots vank' '', "Holy Apostles Monastery of Mush") was an Armenian monastery in the historic province of Taron, 11 km south-east of Mush (MuÅŸ), in present-day eastern Turkey. According to tradition, Gregory the Illuminator founded the monastery to house relics of several apostles. The monastery was, however, most likely built in the 11th century. During the 12th-13th centuries it was a major center of learning. In the following centuries it was expanded, destroyed and renovated. It remained one of the prominent monasteries of Turkish (Western) Armenia until the Armenian genocide of 1915, when it was attacked and subsequently abandoned. It remained standing until the 1960s when it was reportedly blown up. Today, ruins of the monastery are still visible. Names The monastery was most commonly known as Arakelots, however, it was also referred to as Ghazaru vank (Õ‚Õ¡Õ¦Õ¡Ö€Õ¸Ö‚ Õ¾Õ¡Õ¶Ö„; "Monastery of Lazarus"), after its first abbot Yeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughly one-sixth of the world's landmass, making it the list of largest empires, third-largest empire in history, behind only the British Empire, British and Mongol Empire, Mongol empires. It also Russian colonization of North America, colonized Alaska between 1799 and 1867. The empire's 1897 census, the only one it conducted, found a population of 125.6 million with considerable ethnic, linguistic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity. From the 10th to 17th centuries, the Russians had been ruled by a noble class known as the boyars, above whom was the tsar, an absolute monarch. The groundwork of the Russian Empire was laid by Ivan III (), who greatly expanded his domain, established a centralized Russian national state, and secured inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
