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Bitlis Province is a province of eastern
TurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, located to the west of
Lake VanLake Van is the largest lake in Turkey, located in the far east of the country in Van district. It is a saline and soda lake, receiving water from numerous small streams that descend from the surrounding mountains. Lake Van is one of the world's largest endorheic lakes . The original outlet from...
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History
Bitlis was formed as an administrative district in the 17th Century. The administrative center was the town of
BitlisBitlis is a town in eastern Turkey and the capital of Bitlis Province. The town is located at an elevation of 1,400 metres, 15 km from Lake Van, in the steep-sided valley of the Bitlis River, a tributary of the Tigris. The local economy is mainly based on agricultural products which include...
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The Armenian language is an Indo-European language spoken by the Armenian people. It is the official language of the Republic of Armenia as well as in the region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The language is also widely spoken by Armenian communities in the Armenian diaspora...
: Բիթլիս), which was called Baghesh.
Districts
Bitlis Province is divided into 7
districtsThe 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the kaza....
(the capital district is in
bold):
- Adilcevaz
Adilcevaz is a small town and district capital of the same-named district within Bitlis Province of Turkey. The mayor is Adnan Göksoy .- External links :*...
- Ahlat
Ahlat is a historic town and a district in Turkey's Bitlis Province in Eastern Anatolia Region. The center town of Ahlat is situated on the northwestern coast of the Lake Van. She was the district in Van Province between 1929-1936...
- Bitlis
Bitlis is a town in eastern Turkey and the capital of Bitlis Province. The town is located at an elevation of 1,400 metres, 15 km from Lake Van, in the steep-sided valley of the Bitlis River, a tributary of the Tigris. The local economy is mainly based on agricultural products which include...
- Güroymak
Güroymak is a district of Bitlis Province, Turkey. The mayor Mehmet Emin Özkan .- Etymology :The original Armenian name of the district is Norshen , which is composed of nor meaning new, and shen meaning village....
- Hizan
Hizan is a district of Bitlis Province, Turkey. The mayor is Arif Taylan .*****...
- Mutki
Mutki is a town and district of Bitlis Province, Turkey. The mayor is Vahdettin Barlak .-Additional sources:* *...
- Tatvan
Tatvan is a city at the western end of Lake Van, and is the regional center of the identically-named district within Bitlis Province in eastern Turkey. It has about 96,000 inhabitants. The mayor is Abdullah Ok .- Transport :...
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