Bitlis Province

Bitlis Province

Bitlis ili
Bitlis Province Bitlis ili
Province
	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)	353,988
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0434
Website	www.bitlis.gov.tr

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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^ 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.
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