Karaçoban
Karaçoban () is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 571 km2, and its population is 22,250 (2022). Geography There is Karayazı district in the north and northeast of the district, Hınıs district in the southwest, Bulanık district of Muş in the south and southeast, and Malazgirt district of Muş in the east. The district center is built on the narrow and long alluvial filling of the Hınıs Stream, which forms an important tributary of the Murat River, extending east-west. It is surrounded by Akdağ (2953 m) in the north, Akdoğan Mountains (2879m) in the south and Güzelbaba Mountains (2100 m) in the east. There is a Lake Ahır in the northwest of the district center. Tourism The main touristic places in Karaçoban district are Zernak Castle in Kuşluca village. Composition There are 27 neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within ...
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Kuşluca, Karaçoban
Kuşluca is a Mahalle, neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Karaçoban, Erzurum Province in Turkey. Its population is 211 (2022). History The old name of the neighborhood is Zernak in the records of 1916, and the word "dzernag" in Armenian means "swallow". The village includes the Zernak Castle, which was first built in the Iron Age, iron age. It was rebuilt during the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine period and used in the battle of Manzikert. The castle was last rebuilt and used by Alaaddin Pasha, one of the Beys of Muş, in 1134. The castle has reached the present day in a very destructive way due to the wars and occupations. References

Neighbourhoods in Karaçoban District {{Erzurum-geo-stub ...
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