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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 2, and its population is 353,988 (2022).
- 6,707 km² (2,590 sq mi)
- Turkey
Bitlis ou Bitlisse [4] é uma província (em turco: iller) do leste da Turquia, situada na região (bölge) da Anatólia Oriental (em turco: Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi) com 6 707 km² de superfície e 328 489 habitantes (2009) [3].
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Bitlis, city, southeastern Turkey. It is located southwest of Lake Van at 4,600 feet (1,400 metres) above sea level . Strategically situated in the narrow valley of the Bitlis Çay, a tributary of the Tigris River , it commands the only route from the Van basin to the Mesopotamian plains.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Deutsch: Provinz Bitlis ist eine Provinz im Südosten der Türkei. Sie grenzt im Norden an die Provinz Ağrı, im Westen an Muş, im Süden an Siirt und im Osten an den Vansee und die Provinz Van.
Bitlis ou Bitlisse [5] é uma cidade e distrito (em turco: ilçe) do sudeste da Turquia. É a capital da província homónima e faz parte da Região da Anatólia Oriental. O distrito tem 1 128 km² de área e em 2012 a sua população era de 64 725 habitantes (densidade: 57,4 hab./km²), dos quais 46 111 moravam na cidade. [4]
The Principality of Bitlis, also known as the Bitlis Khanate, [1] and the Bitlis Emirate (1182–1847) was a Kurdish principality that originated from the Rojaki (or Rozagi) tribal confederation. The Rojaki defeated the Georgian King David the Curopalate and conquered Bitlis and Sasun in the 10th century. [2] .
