Bitlis
AREA: 6.707 km²
POPULATION: 330.115 (1990)
TRAFFIC CODE: 13
DISTRICTS: Bitlis (center), Ahlat, Adilcevaz, Güroymak, Hizan, Mutki, Tatvan.
SITES OF INTEREST: Mt. Süphan, Ahlat grave stones, Hasan Padişah, Usta Şagirt, Hüseyin Timur, Bugatay Aka, Emir Bayındır mausoleums, Bitlis, Kef and Ahlat castles, Şerefiye Mosque Complex, İhlasiye and Hatibiye complexes, Urartu graves, Ulucami, Kızıl, Dörtsandık, Adilcevaz Pasha, İskender Pasha mosques, Eleman (Rahva) Inn (caravansary), Alemdar Hüsrev Pasha, Bayındır 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
Atatürk'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
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