Derecik, Muş
Derecik is a village in the central district of Muş Province, Eastern Anatolia Turkey. Derecik is located 13 km away from Mus township.
There is a primary school in the village, drinking water network, electricity and landline telephone.History
Name
The Armenian name for the village was Havadarig or Havadorik not Derecik.Population
In 1890, the Armenian church recorded one church and 90 Armenian households in the village, as well as 160 Kurdish households with similar numbers recorded in 1902. The church records state 120 Armenian households in 1910 and on the eve of the genocide 165 households.
The Village population in 2000 was 283 down from the 1997 figure of 580.
