Yücetepe, Muş

Yücetepe is a village in Muş Province in eastern Turkey. It is located at 38° 58' N and 41° 27' E on the Murat river,[1] 29 kilometers north of Muş.

Yücetepe

Derik'
Village
Yücetepe
Coordinates: 38°58′20″N 41°27′04″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuş
Website

Name

The official name of the village is the Turkish while the Kurdish inhabitants call it Derik‘.[2]

History

A survey in 1902 estimated the population to be 102 Armenians[3] and an estimate in 1910 concluded that figure had doubled. On the eve of The Armenian genocide the figure may have been as high 350.[4]

The 1914 Armenian Genocide removed the Armenian population and the town was repopulated with Kurds. In the year 2000 the population of the town was 2375, down from 1737 in 1997, mostly Kurdish and Arab people.

Economy

The economy of the village is based on agriculture and there is an active primary school in the village. The village has drinking water, sewerage (completed in 2001), electricity and fixed telephone. Also the road that provides access to the village is asphalt.[5]

References
  1. Map by Robert H. Hewsen, Armenian SSR Atlas, Yerevan – Moscow, 1961
  2. Ashdishad or the Tomb of Catholicos Saint Sahag – Union Internationale des Organisations Terre et Culture.
  3. George Aghjayan, Maps / Vilayet of Bitlis Moush – Demography (2016)
  4. George Aghjayan, Maps / Vilayet of Bitlis Moush – Demography (2016).
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