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Life in a Turkish Village

Bitlis

Area: 6.707 km²

Population: 330.115 (1990)

Traffic Code: 13

Districts: Bitlis (center), Ahlat, Adilcevaz, Guroymak, Hizan, Mutki, Tatvan.

Bitlis Links

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