Hasköy, Muş

Hasköy Խասգեղ
Hasköy
Coordinates: TR 38°40′56″N 41°41′22″E / 38.68222°N 41.68944°ECoordinates: TR 38°40′56″N 41°41′22″E / 38.68222°N 41.68944°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Muş
Government
• Mayor	Mürsel Özen (AKP)
• Kaymakam	Nilüfer Canat Sürekli
Area[1]
• District	379.02 km^2 (146.34 sq mi)
Elevation	1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
• Urban	12,822
• District	27,613
• District density	73/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Post code	497xx
Website	www.haskoy.bel.tr

Hasköy (Armenian: Խասգեղ, Kurdish: Dêrxas) is a town and district of Muş Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of present-day Turkey. The mayor is Mürsel Özen (AKP).

History

Founded in IIIth century A.D. as Armenian village of Khasgegh Arm: Խասգեղ in Tarawn district of Turuberan province of Arshacid Armenia. Before the Armenian genocide Khasgegh was Armenian populated village of Bitlis Province of Ottoman Empire.^[3]

References

1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
3. Map by Robert H. Hewsen, Armenian SSR Atlas, Yerevan – Moscow, 1961