BITLIS

AREA: 6.707 km? POPULATION: 330.115 (1990)

TRAFFIC CODE: 13

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

SITES OF INTEREST: Mt. 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

Tel: (434) 226 53 00
Fax: (434) 226 53 03

Museum

Ahlat Museum
Address: Ahlat - Bitlis
Tel: (434) 411 30 89

Registered Immobile Cultural and Natural Heritages in Bitlis

Sites
Archeological Sites: 5
Urban Sites: -
Natural Sites: 1
Historical Sites: 1
Other Sites
Archeological+Historical+Urban Sites: 1
Natural+Urban+Archeological Sites: 1
Urban and Archeological Sites: 1
Total: 10
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 430
TOTAL: 440

Significant Days

Local Days of Celebration

Ataturk's Visit to Bitlis
City Stadium
13 November

Festivals:

Walnut Festival
Adilcevaz
October 3.rd week

Expositions

Eastern Anatolia Exposition
Tatvan
30 June-24 July

Significant Weeks:

Culture Week
Ahlat
20-23 August

Freedom from Occupation Days:

Freedom Day - Bitlis
City Stadium
8 August

Picture: Ahlat Graveyards (XI-XV - Open Air Museum)

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