Bitlis Province
Bitlis ili | |
|---|---|
 View of the Tombstones of Ahlat | |
 Location of the province within Turkey | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Seat | Bitlis |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Erol Karaömeroğlu |
Area | 8,294 km2 (3,202 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 353,988 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Area code | 0434 |
| Website | www |
Bitlis Province (Turkish: Bitlis ili; Armenian: Բաղեշի մարզ, romanized: Bagheshi marz;[2] Kurdish: Parêzgeha Bidlîsê)[3] 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 km2,[4] and its population is 353,988 (2022).[1] The province is considered part of Western Armenia by Armenians.[5] The province is considered part of Turkish Kurdistan and has a Kurdish majority.[6][7] The current Governor of the province is Erol Karaömeroğlu.[8]
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- ^ Hakobyan, Tadevos (1987). Պատմական Հայաստանի քաղաքները [Cities of historic Armenia] (in Armenian). Yerevan: "Hayastan" Publishing. p. 98.
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- ^ Watts, Nicole F. (2010). Activists in Office: Kurdish Politics and Protest in Turkey (Studies in Modernity and National Identity). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-0-295-99050-7.
- ^ "Kurds, Kurdistān". Encyclopaedia of Islam (2 ed.). BRILL. 2002. ISBN 978-90-04-16121-4.
- ^ "Yöneticilerimiz". Bitlis Valiliği. Retrieved 24 October 2023.