Esenlik () is a village in the
Bulanık District
Bulanık District is a district of the Muş Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Bulanık.[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 ...]
, in east
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...
. Its population is 1,227 (2022).
History
There is
Esenlik Mosque from
Seljuk Seljuk (, ''Selcuk'') or Saljuq (, ''Saljūq'') may refer to:
* Seljuk Empire (1051–1153), a medieval empire in the Middle East and central Asia
* Seljuk dynasty (c. 950–1307), the ruling dynasty of the Seljuk Empire and subsequent polities
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in Esenlik. It was built by Sheikh Abdülmelik in 1194 with Ahlat stones. The mosque was last restored by the
Directorate General of Foundations in 1985.
Geology and geography
Esenlik and the plateau used for animal husbandry are located on the
Bilican Mountains
Bilican Mountains (), is a mountain range in Turkey, located in the Bulanık district of Muş. It rises at the end of the extension of the Yakupağa Mountains, which is the extension of Süphan Mountain in the east.
Geology and geomorphology
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.
References
Villages in Bulanık District
Villages on Bilican Mountains
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