Malazgirt | |
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  Malazgirt Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°08′52″N 42°32′39″E / 39.14778°N 42.54417°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Muş |
| District | Malazgirt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cengiz Altın (AKP) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 18,873 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 49400 |
| Area code | 0436 |
| Website | www |
Malazgirt or Malâzgird (Kurdish: Melezgir;[2] Armenian: Մանազկերտ, romanized: Manazkert; Medieval Greek: Ματζιέρτη, 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.
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 56.
- ^ Moulet, Benjamin (2016-12-15), "Chapitre I. Hiérarchie ecclésiastique et maillage du territoire", Évêques, pouvoir et société à Byzance (viiie-xie siècle) : Territoires, communautés et individus dans la société provinciale byzantine, Byzantina Sorbonensia (in French), Paris: Éditions de la Sorbonne, pp. 39–126, ISBN 978-2-85944-831-8, retrieved 2021-07-11
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Kaza Malazgirt". Retrieved 13 March 2023.