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Bitlis
Baghesh • Բաղեշ | |
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  Bitlis Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′00″N 42°06′30″E / 38.40000°N 42.10833°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Bitlis |
| District | Bitlis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nesrullah Tanğlay (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 53,023 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 13000 |
| Website | bitlis |
Bitlis (Armenian: Բաղեշ, romanized: Baghesh or Paghesh;[2] Kurdish: Bidlîs[3]) is a city in southeastern Turkey. It is the seat of Bitlis District and Bitlis Province.[4] Its population is 53,023 (2021).[1] 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 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.[5]
- ^ a b "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2021" (XLS) (in Turkish). TÜİK. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ Hakobyan, Tadevos (1987). Patmakan Hayastani kʻaghakʻnerě Պատմական Հայաստանի քաղաքները [The cities of historic Armenia] (in Armenian). Yerevan: "Hayastan" Publishing. p. 98.
- ^ Adem, Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55.
- ^ İl Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Bitlis Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-04-09.