Bitlis

Also known as Bitlis City

Bitlis ( or ; ; ) is a city in southeastern Turkey. It is the seat of Bitlis District and Bitlis Province. Its population is 53,023 (2021). The city is located at an elevation of 1,545 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 fruits, grain and tobacco. Industry is fairly limited, and deals mainly with leatherworking, manufacture of tobacco products as well as weaving and dyeing of coarse cloth. Bitlis is connected to other urban centres by road, including

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Bitlis is a city and municipality in Turkey, serving as the capital of Bitlis Province. It is situated in the Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi region at an elevation of approximately 1,500 meters above sea level. The city has a population of 52,721, with an urban population of 53,023 and a rural population of 56,101. Its official postal code is 13000, and it operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone.

Historically, Bitlis has been associated with the Principality of Bitlis and the Bitlis vilayet. The city is described in various sources, including the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Its native label is بدلیس.

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Place details

Locality: Bitlis Merkez
Region: Bitlis
Country: Türkiye
Population: 53,023
Timezone: Europe/Istanbul

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Key facts

Turkey place.province: Bitlis
Turkey place.district: Bitlis
Turkey place.type: municipality
Turkey place.name: Bitlis
Turkey place.other_name: Baghesh • Բաղեշ
Turkey place.image_skyline: Bitlis Montage.jpg
Turkey place.image_caption: From top left: Ihasiye Serafhan Medrese • Bitlis Castle Tourist office • Şerefiye Mosque • Sokak Han Bitlis skyline • Pasha Hammam
Turkey place.leader_party: AK Party
Turkey place.leader_name: Nesrullah Tanğlay
Turkey place.elevation_m: 1545
Turkey place.population_total: 53023
Turkey place.population_as_of: 2021
Turkey place.postal_code: 13000

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: district of Turkey
Official name: Bitlis
Country: Principality of Bitlis
Located in: Bitlis vilayet
Population: 43109
Elevation: 1500
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Capital of: Bitlis Province
Official website: bitlis.bel.tr
Image: Bêdlis.jpg

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Commons category: Bitlis
topic's main category: Category:Bitlis
category for people born here: Category:Births in Bitlis
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
category of associated people: Category:People from Bitlis
postal code: 13000
social media followers: 5404
P8168: Heddesheim
urban population: 53023
rural population: 18054
native label: بدلیس

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Article · Svenska

Bitlis är en stad i östra Turkiet och är administrativ huvudort för en provins med samma namn. Staden hade 46 301 invånare i slutet av 2011. Staden ligger vid Bitlisfloden (en biflod till Tigris) på 1 400 meters höjd, nära Vansjön. Den omges av höga berg och har långa och hårda vintrar. I området odlas bland annat tobak, och i staden tillverkas lädervaror och textilier. E99 mellan Şanlıurfa i södra Turkiet och Sadarak i Armenien går genom staden. Cirka tio mil nordväst om staden ligger Muş, och tjugo mil åt väster ligger Diyarbakır. Bitlis ska enligt legenden vara grundlagd av Alexander den store. Den intogs år 648 av en av kalifen Umar ibn al-Khattabs fältherrar, och fick därefter sin egen khan. Sedan sultan Murad IV av osmanska riket erövrat Jerevan underkastade sig khanen av Bitlis honom. Bitlis har alltid varit en orolig stad, bebodd av kurder och armenier, och var den 25 oktober 1895 skådeplats för en massaker på armenier.

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