Malazgirt

Coordinates: 39°08′52″N 42°32′39″E / 39.14778°N 42.54417°E / 39.14778; 42.54417
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Malazgirt
Municipality
Malazgirt is located in Turkey
Malazgirt
Malazgirt
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°08′52″N 42°32′39″E / 39.14778°N 42.54417°E / 39.14778; 42.54417
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuş
DistrictMalazgirt
Government
 • MayorCengiz Altın (AKP)
Population
 (2022)[1]
18,873
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code
49400
Area code0436
Websitewww.malazgirt.bel.tr

Malazgirt or Malâzgird (

romanized: Matziértē[3]), historically known as Manzikert (Medieval Greek: Μαντζικέρτ), is a town in Muş Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Malazgirt District.[4] Its population is 18,873 (2022).[1] It is mostly populated by Kurds with few Hidden Armenians.[5]

It is the site of the 1071 Battle of Manzikert. In the city, there is the Malazgirt Castle, for which the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk state fought dozens of times.

History

View of the city of Malazgirt and Mount Süphan from the north, 1901

Founding

The settlement dates to the Iron Age. According to Tadevos Hakobyan it was established during the reign of the Urartian king Menua (r. 810–785 BC).[6] The Armenian name Manazkert is supposedly shortened from Manavazkert (Armenian: Մանավազկերտ),[6] adopted in Greek as Μαντζικέρτ or Ματζιέρτη. The suffix -kert is frequently found in Armenian toponymy, meaning "built by". According to Movses Khorenatsi, Manzikert was founded by Manaz, one of the sons of Hayk, the legendary and eponymous patriarch and progenitor of the Armenians.[7]

Medieval

The lands around Manzikert belonged to the Manavazyans, an Armenian

Kaysite emirate from around 860 until 964.[9] Manzikert was the site of the Council of Manzikert
in 726.

After the Armenian revolt of 771–772, the Abbasid government encouraged the migration of Arab tribes to the region, which resulted in the settling of Arab tribes near Manzikert.

Basil Apocapes
.

The

Republic of Turkey. The Seljuks pillaged Manzikert itself, killed much of its population and burned the city to the ground.[6] The city walls were substantially rebuilt during the 12th and perhaps 13th centuries under Seljuk rule.[10] The basic design is a curtain wall with small semicircular towers projecting at intervals.[10] The walls appear to have remained completely intact until about the end of the 18th century.[10]

Modern

In April 1903, Manzikert was the location of an earthquake which killed about 3500 people and demolished around 12,000 buildings.[12]

In 1915 Manzikert was part of

Bitlis Vilayet and had a population of 5,000, the great majority of them Armenians.[6] The town's economy revolved around the cultivation of grain, trade and the production of handicrafts. There existed two Armenian churches, the Three Altars Holy Mother of God (Yerek Khoran Surb Astvatsatsin) and St. George (Surb Gevork, called St. Sergius by H. F. B. Lynch),[13]
and one Armenian school.

Like many other towns and villages during the Armenian genocide, its Armenian population was uprooted and subjected to massacres.[14]

Climate

Malazgirt's climate is continental, with warm to hot and dry summers, very cold winters, and rainy springs. In the Köppen climate classification the climate is classified as Dsa.[15]

Climate data for Malazgirt (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		5.6
(42.1) 		14.6
(58.3) 		20.6
(69.1) 		27.0
(80.6) 		32.1
(89.8) 		32.7
(90.9) 		27.5
(81.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		9.4
(48.9) 		0.4
(32.7) 		15.4
(59.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		7.9
(46.2) 		13.1
(55.6) 		18.1
(64.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.7
(72.9) 		17.4
(63.3) 		10.8
(51.4) 		2.3
(36.1) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		7.9
(46.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.5
(7.7) 		−11.9
(10.6) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		2.1
(35.8) 		6.1
(43.0) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.5
(54.5) 		7.8
(46.0) 		3.5
(38.3) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−8.8
(16.2) 		1.0
(33.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.51
(1.36) 		39.3
(1.55) 		54.16
(2.13) 		78.17
(3.08) 		77.27
(3.04) 		26.19
(1.03) 		11.34
(0.45) 		3.83
(0.15) 		13.56
(0.53) 		41.51
(1.63) 		43.62
(1.72) 		40.75
(1.60) 		464.21
(18.28)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.4 7.1 9.4 10.8 10.7 4.4 2.6 1.7 2.4 6.3 6.7 7.2 75.7
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		71.6 69.9 67.3 59.4 56.7 48.3 40.2 36.9 41.7 55.4 64.8 72.0 57.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 59.1 81.0 133.1 176.7 246.1 289.6 303.1 282.8 244.2 179.8 114.3 55.2 2,165.1
Source: NOAA[16]

Geology and geomorphology

Cemalverdi Mountains are located in the east of the Malazgirt basin.[17]

Tourism

The touristic places in Malazgirt are the historical Malazgirt Castle and Lake Kaz.[18]

Economy

Salt obtained from groundwaters in Malazgirt contributes greatly to the economy of the district.[19]

Demographics

According to the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople, in 1914 were lived 11,931 Armenians in the kaza of Manazkert, with 25 churches and 45 monasteries, and 15 schools.[20] The city had a population of 5,000, mostly Armenians.[20]

There are still a few Kurdish-Islamized Armenian households in Malazgirt.[20]

References

  1. ^
    TÜİK
    . Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
  3. ISBN 978-2-85944-831-8
    , retrieved 2021-07-11
  4. ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Kaza Malazgirt". Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e (in Armenian) Hakobyan, Tadevos Kh. «Մանզիկերտ» [Manzikert]. Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 1981, vol. 7, pp. 210-211.
  7. ^ Movses Khorenatsi. History of the Armenians. Translation and commentary by Robert W. Thomson. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1978, I.12.
  8. ISBN 0-415-96690-6
    .
  9. ^ See Aram Ter-Ghevondyan, The Arab Emirates in Bagratid Armenia. Trans. Nina G. Garsoïan. Lisbon: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1976.
  10. ^
    ISBN 9780907132325
    .
  11. ^ Ter-Ghewondyan. Arab Emirates, p. 115.
  12. ^ "Today in Earthquake History". earthquake.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  13. ^ H. F. B. Lynch. Armenia, Travels and Studies. 2 vols. London: Longmans, 1901, vol. 2, pp. 270-73.
  14. ^ Raymond Kévorkian. The Armenian Genocide: A History (London: I.B. Tauris, 2011), pp. 349-50.
  15. ^ "Malazgirt climate". Climate data. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  16. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Malazgirt". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  17. ^ "Geomorphological properties of Bulanık-Malazgirt basin (Muş)" (in Turkish). Istanbul University. May 14, 2019. p. 1.
  18. ^ "60 dakikalık Muş il brifingi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Muş Valiliği. February 2017. p. 36.
  19. ^ "Muş'ta kaynak sularından elde edilen tuz yurdun dört bir yanına gönderiliyor" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. June 14, 2021. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022.
  20. ^ a b c "Kaza Malazgirt / Մանազկերտ - Manazkert / Manzikert / Manavazakert". Virtual Genocide Memorial. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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