Yaygın () is a town (''
belde
Belde (literally "town", also known as ''kasaba'') means "large village with a municipality" in Turkish language, Turkish.
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'') in the
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. ,
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 4,213 (2022).
History
The town of Yaygin was in the middle ages part of the
Taron Region an area heavily fought over in the
Byzantine–Sassanid Wars and the Islamic conquest by the Seljuk Turks.
The town then known as Meghdi was primarily Armenian. The Armenian Genocide depopulated the area in 1925.
Population
A survey of the town in 1902 found 135 Armenians in 23 households and a second survey in 1910 found the population was 201 Armenians in 28 households. On the eve of the genocide, the Armenian church stated there were 380 Armenians in 30 households.
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Maps / Vilayet of Bitlis
Moush - Demography (2016) The parish church was called the St. Masounk church.
The population in 2000 was 4,829 and in 1990 was 3078.
References
Populated places in Muş District
Town municipalities in Turkey
Kurdish settlements in Muş Province
Villages on Muş Plain
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