Maps of Bitlis - Bitlis Map, Turkey
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Bitlis
Bitlis is located at the Eastern Anatolia Region and is surrounded by Siirt from south, by Mus from west, by Agri from north and by Van Lake from east. It is an important city with its castles and Turkish Islam creations.
Bitlis name had been derived from the name "Bedlis" which was the name of the commander who has constructed the castle in the province by the order of Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia. The history of Bitlis extends to the date of BC 2000 and the city contains the traces of Urartu, Asur, Med, Persian, Macedonian, Roman and Byzantine periods.