Cemalverdi Mountains (Turkish : Cemalverdi Dağları), is a mountain range in Turkey at the zero point of the provincial border of Muş and Ağrı. [1]
The Urartian name of the Cemalverdi Mountains was Adduri Mountain. [2]
Cemalverdi Mountains are located in the east of the Malazgirt basin [3] and it forms the eastern border of the Malazgirt Plain. [4]
Muş Province 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.
Bitlis Vilayet was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire. Before the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) it had been part of the Erzurum Vilayet, it was then made a separate vilayet by the Sublime Porte. It was one of the six Armenian vilayets of the Empire.
Hınıs is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,367 km2, and its population is 24,680 (2022). Historical monuments in the town include the castle and the Ulu Cami Mosque, said to be built in 1734 by Alaeddin, the bey of Muş. The town is populated by Kurds.
Karaçoban is a municipality and district of Erzurum Province, Turkey. Its area is 571 km2, and its population is 22,250 (2022).
The Murat River, also called Eastern Euphrates, is a major source of the Euphrates River. The Ancient Greeks and Romans used to call the river Arsanias. It originates near Mount Ararat north of Lake Van, in Eastern Turkey, and flows westward for 722 km (449 mi) through mountainous terrain. Before the construction of the Keban Dam, the Murat River joined the Karasu River or Western Euphrates 10 km (6.2 mi) north of the dam site and 13 km (8.1 mi) north of the town of Keban.
Bulanık, formerly Gop or Kop, is a town in Muş Province, in the Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. It is the seat of Bulanık District. Its population is 27,427 (2022).
Malazgirt or Malâzgird, historically known as Manzikert, is a town in Muş Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Malazgirt District. Its population is 18,873 (2022). It is mostly populated by Kurds with few Hidden Armenians.
Lake Haçlı, also known as Lake Bulanık, is a fresh-water lake in Turkey. The lake is to the south of Bulanık district of Muş Province. Its distance to Bulanık is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi).
Bulanık District is a district of the Muş Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Bulanık. Its area is 1,948 km2, and its population is 74,591 (2022).
Malazgirt District is a district of the Muş Province of Turkey. Its seat is the town of Malazgirt. Its area is 1,595 km2, and its population is 45,371 (2022).
Akdoğan Mountains ; ; is a mountain range located at the zero point of the Muş and Erzurum border. It extends from the east of Akdoğan lake to Karaçoban district by crossing the border where Varto, Bulanık and Hınıs districts intersect.
Lake Kaz ; is a lake in the Malazgirt district of Muş province. It has little depth and is one of the important wetlands for birds.
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.
Mount Göztepe, is a mountain of 2594 meters high that naturally determines the border of Varto and Bulanık districts of Muş.
Yakupağa Mountains, is a mountain range located in Turkey on the border of the provinces of Muş and Bitlis. It is surrounded by the Bilican Mountains in the west and Süphan Mountain in the east. The Yakupağa mountains are seen as an extension of the Süphan mountain.
The Otluk Mountains, is a mountain range in eastern Turkey that extends at the zero point of the borders of Muş, Bulanık and Korkut districts. It is located in the middle part of Muş province.
The Kocasu Creek, also called Hınıs Çayı, is one of the tributaries of the Murat River in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.
The Bulanık Plain, is located in the northern of the city center of Bulanık. The area of the plain is 525.2 km2. This plain looks like a thin strip along the Murat river. The length of the plain is about 20 km. In the Bulanık plain, grain and plenty of sheep and cattle are usually grown.
The Malazgirt Plain ,(Kurdish: Deşta Milazgirê), is located in the northern of the city center of Malazgirt. The eastern border of the Malazgirt Plain is formed by the Cemalverdi Mountains located on the border of Patnos district of Ağrı.