Bitlis, Turkey · Asia
Bitlis is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Değirmenaltı, 27km from Nemrut Crater Lake.
Bitlis is a town located in Bitlis, Turkey. With a population of 53,023, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Bitlis sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Istanbul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bitlis to your route.
Bitlis (Armenian: Բաղեշ, romanized: Baghesh or Paghesh; Kurdish: Bidlîs; Arabic: بدليس) 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 theRead more
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 Tatvan on Lake Van, 25 km to the northeast, and the cities of Muş (Mush), 100 km northwest, and Diyarbakır, 200 km to the west. The climate of Bitlis can be harsh, with long winters and heavy snowfalls. Since the local elections of March 2019, the Mayor of Bitlis is Nesrullah Tanğlay. Bitlis has been identified in the scholarly literature as a historically Kurdish city. Martin van Bruinessen (2013), examining Kurdish urbanisation, noted the predominantly Kurdish character of Bitlis and its population. Demographic studies of Turkey's Kurdish-majority provinces have consistently identified Bitlis among the provinces with the highest concentrations of Kurdish speakers.
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Bitlis is located in Bitlis, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 38.4012 latitude, 42.1078 longitude.
Bitlis has a population of approximately 53,023 people, making it a town in Turkey.
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A caldera 2,948m up above Lake Van holding one of the world's largest crater lakes, half cold and half warmed by hot springs. A rough road climbs to the rim, where the whole basin opens out below.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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