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Bitlis Province

Coordinates:38°23′13″N42°07′00″E / 38.38694°N 42.11667°E /38.38694; 42.11667
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Province of Turkey
Not to be confused withBitlis Vilayet.
Province in Turkey
Bitlis Province
Bitlis ili
View of the Tombstones of Ahlat
Location of the province within Turkey
Location of the province within Turkey
CountryTurkey
SeatBitlis
Government
 • GovernorErol Karaömeroğlu
Area
8,294 km2 (3,202 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
353,988
 • Density42.68/km2 (110.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
Area code0434
Websitewww.bitlis.gov.tr

Bitlis Province (Turkish:Bitlis ili;Armenian:Բաղեշի մարզ,romanized: Bagheshi marz;[2]Kurdish:Parêzgeha Bidlîsê)[3] is aprovince of easternTurkey, located to the west ofLake 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 was part ofMoxoene[5] of theKingdom of Armenia. Before theArmenian genocide, the area was part of theSix Armenian Vilayets[6][7] and considered part ofWestern Armenia byArmenians.[8] The province is considered part ofTurkish Kurdistan and has aKurdish majority.[9][10] The currentGovernor of the province is Erol Karaömeroğlu.[11]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
192790,631—    
194068,825−2.09%
195088,634+2.56%
1960128,966+3.82%
1970185,473+3.70%
1980257,908+3.35%
1990330,115+2.50%
2000388,678+1.65%
2010328,767−1.66%
2020350,994+0.66%
Source:Turkstat[12][13][14]

History

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The administrative center was the town ofBitlis which was called Bagesh, in old Armenian sources.[15]

In 1927 the office of theInspector General was created, which governed with martial law.[16] The Bitlis province was included in the firstInspectorate General (Umumi Müfettişlik, UM) over which the Inspector General ruled. The UM span over the provinces ofHakkâri,Siirt,Van,Mardin, Bitlis,Sanlıurfa,Elaziğ andDiyarbakır.[17] The Inspectorate General was dissolved in 1952 during the Government of theDemocrat Party.[18]

Tourism

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The main places with tourism potential in Bitlis areLake Nemrut,Ahlat Seljuk Cemetery, Ahlat Museum,Mount Süphan, Güroymak Hot Springs andLake Nazik.

Districts

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Bitlis Province is divided into 7districts (the capital district is inbold):

Geology and geomorphology

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The main lakes in Bitlis province areLake Sodalı,Lake Nemrut,Lake Aygır,Lake Batmış andLake Nazik.[19]

Economy

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As of 1920, the province was producing small amounts ofiron,copper,lead, andsulphur. Even smaller amounts ofgold andsilver were found in the areas of Sairt and Khairwan.Salt made up the largest mineral industry in the province, so much that it was exported to surrounding provinces. The salt was produced in pans, usingevaporation, and taking 8 to 10 days to mature. The technique and trade was mainly run by localKurds.[20]

Attractions

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References

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  1. ^ab"Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports"(XLS).TÜİK. Retrieved19 September 2023.
  2. ^Hakobyan, Tadevos (1987).Պատմական Հայաստանի քաղաքները [Cities of historic Armenia] (in Armenian). Yerevan: "Hayastan" Publishing. p. 98.
  3. ^"Li Bidlîsê qedexeya derketina derve".Rûadw (in Kurdish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved27 April 2020.
  4. ^"İl ve İlçe Yüz ölçümleri". General Directorate of Mapping. Retrieved19 September 2023.
  5. ^Discoveries Among the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon - Page 358 by Sir Austen Henry Layard, Austin Henry Layard
  6. ^İsmail Soysal,Türkiye'nin Siyasal Andlaşmaları, I. Cilt (1920-1945), Türk Tarih Kurumu, 1983, p. 14.
  7. ^Verheij, Jelle (2012). Jongerden, Joost; Verheij, Jelle (eds.).Social Relations in Ottoman Diyarbekir, 1870–1915. Brill. p. 88.ISBN 978-90-04-22518-3
  8. ^Myhill, John (2006).Language, Religion and National Identity in Europe and the Middle East: A historical study. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins. p. 32.ISBN 978-90-272-9351-0.
  9. ^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.
  10. ^"Kurds, Kurdistān".Encyclopaedia of Islam (2 ed.).BRILL. 2002.ISBN 978-90-04-16121-4.
  11. ^"Yöneticilerimiz". Bitlis Valiliği. Retrieved24 October 2023.
  12. ^Genel Nüfus Sayımları
  13. ^Turkstat
  14. ^"The Results of Address Based Population Registration System, 2020". Turkish Statistical Institute.Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved7 December 2021.
  15. ^Britannica:Bitlis
  16. ^Jongerden, Joost (2007-01-01).The Settlement Issue in Turkey and the Kurds: An Analysis of Spatical Policies, Modernity and War. BRILL. pp. 53.ISBN 978-90-04-15557-2.
  17. ^Bayir, Derya (2016-04-22).Minorities and Nationalism in Turkish Law. Routledge. p. 139.ISBN 978-1-317-09579-8.
  18. ^Fleet, Kate; Kunt, I. Metin; Kasaba, Reşat; Faroqhi, Suraiya (2008-04-17).The Cambridge History of Turkey. Cambridge University Press. p. 343.ISBN 978-0-521-62096-3.
  19. ^"Bitlis'te yıldızların göllerle bütünleşmesi doğaseverleri mest ediyor".trthaber.com. TRT Haber. 3 November 2023. p. 1.
  20. ^Prothero, W.G. (1920).Armenia and Kurdistan. London: H.M. Stationery Office. p. 71.

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