Alazlı () is a village in the
Korkut District,
Muş Province
Muş Province (; ; ) is a Provinces of Turkey, province in the east Anatolia region of Turkey (Türkiye). Its area is 8,718 km2, and its population is 399,202 (2022), down from 453,654 in 2000. The provincial capital is the city of Muş. Ano ...
, Turkey. Its population is 1.147 (2022).
History
The old name of the village is Tırmert, or Tirmit.
Apart from the
Kepenek Castle inscription, another inscription proving the existence of the
Urartian Kingdom in the geography of
Muş
Muş (; ; ) is a city in eastern Turkey. It is the seat of Muş Province and Muş District.[İl Beled ...]
is the Alazlı/Tirmet inscription. The inscription in question is located 25.5 km east of Muş province and 6.2 km south of Korkut district. In the inscription, the war fought by the Urartian king
Menua
Menua ( ariations exist, also rendered Meinua or Minua, was the fifth known king of Urartu from c. 810 BC to approximately 786 BC. In Armenian, Menua is rendered as ''Menua''. The name Menua may be connected etymologically to the Ancient Greek n ...
is mentioned:
References
Populated places in Muş Province
Korkut District
Town municipalities in Turkey
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