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Bitlis

Western Asia

Bitlis is a city in southeastern Turkey, seat of both Bitlis District and Bitlis Province, with a population of 53,023 as of 2021. It sits at an elevation of 1,545 meters in the steep-sided valley of the Bitlis River, a tributary of the Tigris, 15 kilometers from Lake Van, and its local economy rests mainly on agriculture along with limited leatherworking, tobacco processing and textile dyeing.

Facts
Population
53,023 1
Elevation (m)
1500 2
Latitude
38.4 degrees north 2
Longitude
42.116667 degrees east 2
Sources
1. Bitlis (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: population_total
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53023
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2. Bitlis (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 38.4, longitude 42.116667
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1500 m
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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Wikidata: Bitlis
Wikidata Q83531, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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