Bitlis Province
Location of Bitlis Province in Turkey
Overview
Region:	Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey
Area:	6707 (km²)
Total Population	413,446 TUIK 2007 (est)
Licence plate code:	13
Area code:	0434
Governor Website	http://www.bitlis.gov.tr

Bitlis (Kurdish: Bidlîs‎) is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. Ethnic Kurds form the majority of the population.^[1] The provincial capital is the town of Bitlis.

[edit] History

Bitlis was formed as an administrative district in the 17th Century.^{[citation needed]} The administrative center was the town of Bitlis, which was called Baghesh.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Districts

Bitlis province is divided into 7 districts (the capital district is in bold):

• Adilcevaz
• Ahlat
• Bitlis
• Güroymak
• Hizan
• Mutki
• Tatvan

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Pictures of the city of Bitlis, the capital of Bitlis province - and of nearby Siirt
• Bitlis Weather Forecast Information
• The Armenian History and Presence in Bitlis

v • d • e Bitlis Province (in the Eastern Anatolia region) of Turkey Urban districts Bitlis Rural districts Adilcevaz - Ahlat - Güroymak - Hizan - Mutki - Tatvan Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

v • d • e Provinces of Turkey Adana · Adıyaman · Afyonkarahisar · Ağrı · Aksaray · Amasya · Ankara · Antalya · Ardahan · Artvin · Aydın · Balıkesir · Bartın · Batman · Bayburt · Bilecik · Bingöl · Bitlis · Bolu · Burdur · Bursa · Çanakkale · Çankırı · Çorum · Denizli · Diyarbakır · Düzce · Edirne · Elazığ · Erzincan · Erzurum · Eskişehir · Gaziantep · Giresun · Gümüşhane · Hakkâri · Hatay · Iğdır · Isparta · Istanbul · İzmir · Kahramanmaraş · Karabük · Karaman · Kars · Kastamonu · Kayseri · Kilis · Kırıkkale · Kırklareli · Kırşehir · Kocaeli · Konya · Kütahya · Malatya · Manisa · Mardin · Mersin · Muğla · Muş · Nevşehir · Niğde · Ordu · Osmaniye · Rize · Sakarya · Samsun · Şanlıurfa · Siirt · Sinop · Şırnak · Sivas · Tekirdağ · Tokat · Trabzon · Tunceli · Uşak · Van · Yalova · Yozgat · Zonguldak

Coordinates: 38°31′33″N 42°23′16″E / 38.52583°N 42.38778°E / 38.52583; 42.38778

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