Ovakışla
Ovakışla, formerly Purhus, is a town in Ahlat District, Bitlis Province, Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds and had a population of 4,142 in 2021. It formerly had an Armenian population.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: town municipality in Ahlat, Bitlis, Turkey
- Also known as: “Ovakisla” and “Purhus”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kınalıkoç and Dilburnu.
Kınalıkoç
Village
Kınalıkoç is a village in the Ahlat District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. Its population is 207. Kınalıkoç is situated 4 km east of Ovakışla.
Dilburnu
Village
Dilburnu is a village in the Ahlat District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. The village is populated by Kurds of the Celalî tribe and had a population of 368 in 2021. Dilburnu is situated 5 km west of Ovakışla.
Seyrantepe
Village
Seyrantepe is a village in the Ahlat District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. Its population is 229. Seyrantepe is situated 8 km east of Ovakışla.
Ovakışla
- Categories: town municipality of Turkey and locality
- Location: Ahlat İlçesi, Bitlis Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
38.8215° or 38° 49′ 17″ northLongitude
42.32345° or 42° 19′ 24″ eastElevation
1,812 metres (5,945 feet)Open location code
8HC4R8CF+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 2283852377OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Ovakışla” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Փրխուս”
- Central Kurdish: “پرخووس”
- Chechen: “Овакишла”
- Dutch: “Ovakışla”
- German: “Ovakışla”
- Kurdish: “Pirxûs”
- Tatar: “Овакышла”
- Turkish: “Ovakışla, Ahlat”
- Turkish: “Ovakışla”
- Vietnamese: “Ovakışla, Ahlat”
- Vietnamese: “Ovakışla”
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