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Muş Province

Local name: Muş

Located in Turkey Coordinates: 39°00′00″ N 41°45′00″ E

Map showing the location of Muş Province Muş Province
Location in Turkey
Population
399,202
399.2K
Elevation
1,565 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+03:00
Europe/Istanbul · UTC+03:00
Places inside
94
listed under Muş Province
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MSR Muş Airport29 km
BGG Bingöl Airport101 km

About Muş Province

Muş Province is a region. Location: Turkey. Population: 399,202.

From Wikipedia

Muş Province (Turkish: Muş ili; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Mûşê; Armenian: Մուշի մարզ, romanized: Mushi marz) is a 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. Another town in Muş province, Malazgirt (Manzikert), is famous for the Battle of Manzikert of 1071. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
8,196 km²
Official website
mus.gov.tr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Muş Province

Climate of Muş Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 0° · Rain 92 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Cizre · 190 km south20°
  • Silopi · 205 km south20°
  • Kızıltepe · 226 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
April (111 mm)
Driest month
August (9 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Muş Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°5°13°19°25°31°31°27°18°9°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-4°3°7°11°15°15°10°5°0°-6°
Precipitation (mm)788895111783110914709285

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Muş Province

The nearest airport is Muş Airport (MSR), 29 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Erzurum, 109 km to the north.

Airports

  • Muş Airport (MSR) Muş 29 kmsouth
  • Bingöl Airport (BGG) Bingöl 101 kmwest
  • Erzurum International Airport (ERZ) Erzurum 117 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Erzurum Population: 767.8K 109 kmnorth
  • Bingoel Population: 128.9K 110 kmwest
  • Siirt Population: 114K 120 kmsouth
  • Batman Population: 452.2K 135 kmsouthwest
  • Ağrı Population: 124.5K 137 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Muş Province

94 places
  1. 1 Mus 182.9K
  2. 2 Bulanık İlçesi 84.1K
  3. 3 Malazgirt İlçesi 57.9K
  4. 4 Varto İlçesi 33.2K
  5. 5 Hasköy İlçesi 27.6K
  6. 6 Korkut İlçesi 26.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages8

Mountains & nature9

Lakes, rivers & coasts37

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Muş Province

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources