Donatım, also known as Derkevank (, ), is a village of

Muş District Muş District (also: ''Merkez'', meaning "central" in Turkish) is a district of the Muş Province of Turkey. Its seat is the city of Muş.

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. Its population is 779 (2022).

History

Human settlement has happened in the area for about 10,000 years. During the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

, The area was the center of the Taron kingdom region of Armenia. In the late 8th century the area came under control of the Armenian Bagratid (Bagratuni) dynasty, until it was captured and annexed to the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...

in 969. Haspet castle is located on a hill in Donatım. In the 11th century, the town was ruled by Islamic dynasties such as the Ahlatshahs, then in the 16th the Ottomans took control over the area. In 1890, the records of the Armenian church indicate there were 89 Armenian households in Terkevank and an estimate of 40 Kurdish households. In 1910, the church records saw a reduction in christian households to 67 but on the eve of the Armenian church records show Armenians in 96 households. The town had a church dedicated to Saint Toros.Moush Demography
During the

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 t ...

of 1915 the indigenous Armenian population of the region was exterminated.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donatim, Muş Kurdish settlements in Muş Province Villages in Muş District