Bitlis
Area: 6.707 km²
Population: 330.115 (1990)
Traffic Code: 13
Districts: Bitlis (center), Ahlat, Adilcevaz, Guroymak, Hizan, Mutki, Tatvan.
Sites of Interest:
- Mount Suphan
- Ahlat grave stones
- Hasan Padisah
- Usta Sagirt
- Huseyin Timur
- Bugatay Aka
- Emir Bayindir mausoleums
- Bitlis, Kef and Ahlat castles
- Serefiye Mosque Complex
- Ihlasiye and Hatibiye complexes
- Urartu graves
- Ulucami, Kizil, Dortsandik, Adilcevaz Pasha, Iskender Pasha mosques
- Eleman (Rahva) Inn (caravansary)
- Alemdar Husrev Pasha, Bayindir and Hatuniye bridges
- Ahlat Museums
Provincial Cultural Directorate
Telephone: (434) 226 53 00
Fax: (434) 226 53 03
Museum
Ahlat Museum, Ahlat, Bitlis; Telephone: (434) 411 30 89
Local Days of Celebration
13 November: Ataturk's Visit to Bitlis, Bitlis City Stadium
Festivals:
3rd Week of October: Walnut Festival, Adilcevaz
Expositions
30 June-24 July: Eastern Anatolia Exposition, Tatvan
Significant Weeks:
20-23 August: Culture Week, Ahlat
Freedom from Occupation Days:
8 August: Freedom Day for Bitlis, Bitlis City Stadium