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Bitlis Province

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Bitlis Province

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Also known as TR-13

province in southeast Turkey

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Bitlis Province is a region located in southeast Turkey that serves as part of the country's eastern administrative divisions. It is historically and geographically significant as an area bridging Turkey's interior with its border regions in the southeast.

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Bitlis Province (Turkish: Bitlis ili; Armenian: Բաղեշի մարզ, romanized: Bagheshi marz; Kurdish: Parêzgeha Bidlîsê) is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van. It takes its name from the central city, Bitlis. Its area is 8,294 km, and its population is 353,988 (2022). The province was part of Moxoene of the Kingdom of Armenia. Before the Armenian genocide, the area was part of the Six Armenian Vilayets and considered part of Western Armenia by Armenians. The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority. The current Governor of the province is Erol Karaömeroğlu.

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