Bitlis Province Bitlis ili
—  Province of Turkey  —
Location of Bitlis Province in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Region	Eastern Anatolia
Capital	Bitlis
Area
- Total	6,707 km2 (2,589.6 sq mi)
Population (2010-12-31)
- Total	328,767
- Density	49/km2 (127/sq mi)
Area code(s)	0434
Vehicle registration	13
Website	bitlis.gov.tr

Bitlis Province (Turkish: Bitlis ili ) is a province of eastern Turkey, located to the west of Lake Van.

History

Bitlis was formed as an administrative district in the 17th Century. The administrative center was the town of Bitlis (Kurdish: Bidlîs, Armenian: Բիթլիս), which was called Baghesh.

Districts

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

• Adilcevaz
• Ahlat
• Bitlis
• Güroymak
• Hizan
• Mutki
• Tatvan

Attractions

• Nemrut (volcano)
• Lake Nemrut

Bitlis Province (in the Eastern Anatolia region) of Turkey Urban districts Bitlis Rural districts Adilcevaz - Ahlat - Güroymak - Hizan - Mutki - Tatvan Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Provinces of Turkey Adana · Adıyaman · Afyonkarahisar · Ağrı · Aksaray · Amasya · Ankara · Antalya · Ardahan · Artvin · Aydın · Balıkesir · Bartın · Batman · Bayburt · Bilecik · Bingöl · Bitlis · Bolu · Burdur · Bursa · Çanakkale · Çankırı · Çorum · Denizli · Diyarbakır · Düzce · Edirne · Elazığ · Erzincan · Erzurum · Eskişehir · Gaziantep · Giresun · Gümüşhane · Hakkâri · Hatay · Iğdır · Isparta · Istanbul · İzmir · Kahramanmaraş · Karabük · Karaman · Kars · Kastamonu · Kayseri · Kilis · Kırıkkale · Kırklareli · Kırşehir · Kocaeli · Konya · Kütahya · Malatya · Manisa · Mardin · Mersin · Muğla · Muş · Nevşehir · Niğde · Ordu · Osmaniye · Rize · Sakarya · Samsun · Şanlıurfa · Siirt · Sinop · Şırnak · Sivas · Tekirdağ · Tokat · Trabzon · Tunceli · Uşak · Van · Yalova · Yozgat · Zonguldak

Coordinates: 38°31′33″N 42°23′16″E / 38.52583°N 42.38778°E / 38.52583; 42.38778