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Akçatepe,_Varto Latitude and Longitude:

39°05′13″N 41°50′19″E / 39.0869°N 41.8387°E / 39.0869; 41.8387
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Akçatepe
Akçatepe is located in Turkey
Akçatepe
Akçatepe
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°05′13″N 41°50′19″E / 39.0869°N 41.8387°E / 39.0869; 41.8387
Country Turkey
Province Muş
District Varto
Population
 (2022)
272
Time zone UTC+3 ( TRT)

Akçatepe is a village in the Varto District of the Muş Province in east Turkey. [1] As of 2022, it had a population of 272 people. [2]

History

The old name of the village is Darabi, which means "willow" in Kurmanci in the records of 1902, and "Darabii Anér", which means "Aner willow" in the 1928 records. [3]

Geology and geomorphology

Floods sometimes occur in the village with the overflow of streams coming from the Mount Kolibaba. [4]

References

  1. ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Turkey settlements inventory" (in Turkish). Sevan Nişanyan. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 21, 2020.
  4. ^ "Muş'ta sel nedeniyle büyük zarar". evrensel.net (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-07-08.