Turkey is a big country, with many beautiful provinces and cities which you must get to know. One of these places if known as Bitlis.
The province of Bitlis is one of the Kurdish provinces of Turkey with an area of 6,707 square kilometers and is located on the shores of Lake Van. Bitlis is located in the west of Van lake. Betlis shares borders with Van Province to the east and northeast, Aghri and Mush Provinces to the north, Batman Province to the west, and Saard Province to the south.
Back in the 18th century, Bitlis was known as sort of an administrative district. A fort was built in Bitlis by the order of Alexander the Great. There is a lake and volcano called Nimrud in the province of Bitlis, named after Nimrud, the great king of Babylon, who is said to have ruled the region around 2100 BC.
The region of Bitlis dates back to 2000 BC and traces of the civilizations of Urartu, Assyria, Media, Rome and Byzantium can be seen in it. Bitlis is divided into 7 general districts, which include the cities of Adele José, Akhlat, Guarimaq, Bitlis, Khizan, Mutaqi and Tatvan. According to the 2010 census, the total population of the province was 328,767.
Some iron, copper, lead and sulfur have been produced in Betlis since 1920, and small amounts of gold and silver have been found in the Siirt and Cairo regions. One of Betlis's largest exports is salt, which is exported to many large countries. Most of the Kurds in the province are engaged in the salt trade and have a special way of processing salt.
The province of Bitlis is one of the Kurdish provinces of Turkey with an area of 6,707 square kilometers and is located on the shores of Lake Van. Bitlis is located in the west of Van lake. Betlis shares borders with Van Province to the east and northeast, Aghri and Mush Provinces to the north, Batman Province to the west, and Saard Province to the south.
Back in the 18th century, Bitlis was known as sort of an administrative district. A fort was built in Bitlis by the order of Alexander the Great. There is a lake and volcano called Nimrud in the province of Bitlis, named after Nimrud, the great king of Babylon, who is said to have ruled the region around 2100 BC.
The region of Bitlis dates back to 2000 BC and traces of the civilizations of Urartu, Assyria, Media, Rome and Byzantium can be seen in it. Bitlis is divided into 7 general districts, which include the cities of Adele José, Akhlat, Guarimaq, Bitlis, Khizan, Mutaqi and Tatvan. According to the 2010 census, the total population of the province was 328,767.
Some iron, copper, lead and sulfur have been produced in Betlis since 1920, and small amounts of gold and silver have been found in the Siirt and Cairo regions. One of Betlis's largest exports is salt, which is exported to many large countries. Most of the Kurds in the province are engaged in the salt trade and have a special way of processing salt.