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Sunday, November 2, 2014

Lake Kayadelen

Lake Kayadelen (Turkish: Kayadelen Gölü) is located in the Varto district of Muş Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 1976 m.

Coordinates: 39° 9' 40.96" N 41° 35' 48.37" E

Photo by Gûndê kêrsê gimgim

Sunny Lake (Turkish: Güneşli Göl) is located in the Varto district of Muş Province. The lake is located at an altitude of 1818 m.

Coordinates: 39° 3' 59.45" N 41° 41' 54.37" E

Photo by mustafayalcintr

Manzigert Victory Monument

Manzikert Victory Monument or generally known as Malazgirt Victory Monument (Turkish: Malazgirt Zafer Anıtı) is located in the Malazgirt district of Muş Province. The monument is 42 meters tall and was built in 1989. The Battle of Manzikert was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuq Turks on August 26, 1071 near Manzikert.

Coordinates: 39° 8' 25.16" N 42° 32' 52.61" E

Photo by Yusuf DİLSİZ

Photo by Ümit KİLİMCİ

Photo by h.murat

Photo by Ümit KİLİMCİ

Alparslan Monument

The Alparslan Monument (Turkish: Alparslan Anıtı) is located in the Malazgirt district of Turkey Province. Alp Arslan (20 January 1029 – 15 December 1072) was the second Sultan of the Seljuk Empire and great-grandson of Seljuk, the eponymous founder of the dynasty.

Coordinates: 39° 8' 51.72" N 42° 32' 31.92" E

Photo by ali yılmaz 49

Photo by truva49

Lake Kaz

Lake Kaz (Turkish: Kaz Gölü) is located in the Malazgirt district of Muş Province.

Coordinates: 39° 20' 33.86" N 42° 19' 22.46" E

Photo by Ümit KİLİMCİ

Lake Kazan

Lake Kazan or Lake Haçlı or Lake Bulanık (Turkish: Kazan Gölü or Haçlı Gölü or Bulanık Gölü) is a volcanic set lake and is located in the Bulanık district of Muş Province. The lake is called as Lake Haçlı because of the Haçlı Village nearby the lake and is called as Lake Bulanık because the water in the lake is fuzzy (Turkish meaning: bulanık). The lake covers an area of 10 sq km and is 7 m deep.

Coordinates: 39° 2' 13.87" N 42° 18' 41.80" E

Photo by alperen_oz

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Yunoren Mosque

Yünören Mosque (Turkish: Yünören Camii) is located in the Korkut district of Muş Province. The mosque was built by Seljuks but building date of the mosque is unknown.

Coordinates: 38° 43' 6.42" N 42° 1' 35.18" E

Photo by meymey1944

Murat Bridge

Murat Bridge (Turkish: Murat Köprüsü) is an arch bridge ocated in the Muş Province. The bridge was restored in 1817 but building date is unknoown. The bridge has 12 arches and is 143 m. long, 18 m high and 4,77 m wide.

Coordinates: 38° 51' 45.24" N 41° 30' 48.19" E

Photo by mustafaharun

Photo by Kasım OKTAY

Photo by Ümit Kilimci

Ulukaya Waterfall

Ulukaya Waterfall (Turkish: Ulukaya Şelalesi) is located in the west of Muş Province.

Coordinates: 38° 49' 20.66" N 41° 13' 4.88" E

Photo by Ümit KİLİMCİ

Hamurpet Lakes

Lake Bigger Hamurpet and Smaller Hamurpet (Turkish: Büyük ve Küçük Hammurpet Gölleri) are two lakes in the Varto district of Muş Province.

Lake Bigger Hamurpet is located at an altitude of 2149 m high. It has an area of 1088 sq km. The deepest point of the lake is 21 m.

Lake Smaller Hamurpet is located at an altitde of 2173 m high. It has an area of It has an area of 148 sq m. The deepest point of the lake is 47 m.

Coordinates: 39° 8' 16.98" N 41° 44' 20.83" E

Photo by Mete ERENGİL

Photo by Karazî

Photo by Gûndê kêrsê gimgim

Photo by meymey1944

Photo by Gûndê kêrsê gimgim

Hatun Bridge

Hatun Bridge (Turkish: Hatun Köprüsü) is located in the Malazgirt district of Muş Province. It was built by Seljuks. It is 10 m long and 5 m wide.

Coordinates: 39° 9' 6.07" N 42° 30' 37.89" E

Photo by Kerem ÇELİK

Kepenek Monastery

Kepenek Monastery or Arak Monastery (Turkish: Kepenek Manastırı or Arak Manastırı) is located in Muş Province. The monastery was built in Roman period (probably in 200s to 600s AD).

Coordinates: 38° 41' 53.12" N 41° 31' 30.06" E