Back عادلجواز Arabic Адилджеваз CE Adilcevaz CEB ئەلجەواز CKB Adilcevaz German Elcewaz DIQ Adilcevaz Estonian آدلجوز Persian Adilcevaz French Adilcevaz GAG
Adilcevaz | |
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  Adilcevaz Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°48′21″N 42°44′49″E / 38.80583°N 42.74694°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bitlis |
| District | Adilcevaz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdullah Akbaba (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,650 m (5,410 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 15,059 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 13500 |
| Website | www |
Adilcevaz (Turkish pronunciation: [aːdild͡ʒeˈvaz], Kurdish: Elcewaz[2]) is a town in Bitlis Province of Turkey. It is on the northern shore of Lake Van. It is the seat of Adilcevaz District.[3] The town has a population of 15,059 in 2023.[1]
The mayor is Abdullah Akbaba from the AKP, elected in the 31 May 2024 local elections.[4]
The famous Kef castle built by the Urarteans lies near Adilcevaz.[5] Monastery of the Miracles is 2.18 miles northwest of Adilcevaz in the hills to the north of Lake Van.
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2023, Favorite Reports" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
- ^ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Bitlis Adilcevaz Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ Bryce, Trevor (2009). The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia: From the Early Bronze Age to the Fall of the Persian Empire. Taylor & Francis. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-415-39485-7.