Erdoğan is a village in the Varto District, Muş Province, in east Turkey.[2] Its population is 299 (2022).[1] The village is located south of the small Akdoğan lake.

Erdoğan
Erdoğan is located in Turkey
Erdoğan
Erdoğan
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°06′08″N 41°48′14″E / 39.1021°N 41.804°E / 39.1021; 41.804
CountryTurkey
ProvinceMuş
DistrictVarto
Population
 (2022)[1]
299
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

History

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The old name of the village is Avrîz in the records of 1928, and the word "avrêz" means "stream" in Kurmanci.[3]

Geology and geomorphology

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Floods sometimes occur in the village with the overflow of streams coming from the Hamurpet Mountains and Mount Kolibaba.[4] Erdoğan and the plateau used for animal husbandry are located on the Akdoğan Mountains.[5]

Education

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There is a primary school in the village.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Turkey settlements inventory" (in Turkish). Sevan Nişanyan. July 20, 2020. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Muş'ta sel nedeniyle büyük zarar". evrensel.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  5. ^ "Muş ili'nde yaylaların dağılışı" (in Turkish). Turkish Studies-International Balkan University. March 2019. p. 23.
  6. ^ ERDOĞAN İLKOKULU, Ministry of National Education. Retrieved September 22, 2023.