Bilek

Bilek is a village in , and has about 546 residents and an elevation of 1,818 metres. Bilek is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .
  • Type: Village with 546 residents
  • Description: village in central district, Muş, eastern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Pazu”
  • Historically known as: “Pazum”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Karapet Monastery.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Surb Karapet Monastery of Mush was an Armenian Apostolic monastery in the historic province of Taron, about 30 km northwest of , in present-day eastern . is situated 4 km southwest of Bilek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arakonak.

Village
is a town in Solhan District, , Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds of the Xilan tribe and had a population of 2,601 in 2021. The town is divided into the neighborhoods of Karşıyaka, Kültür and Merkez. is situated 8 km west of Bilek.

Bilek

Latitude
38.98716° or 38° 59′ 14″ north
Longitude
41.22223° or 41° 13′ 20″ east
Population
546
Elevation
1,818 metres (5,965 feet)
Open location code
8HC3X6PC+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2283403589
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
321119
Wiki­data ID
Q6841481
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yoruba—“Bilek” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բազու”
  • Basque: “Bilek”
  • Catalan: “Bilek”
  • Cebuano: “Bilek”
  • Chechen: “Билек”
  • Czech: “Bilek”
  • Danish: “Bilek”
  • Dutch: “Bilek”
  • Finnish: “Bilek”
  • French: “Bilek”
  • German: “Bilek”
  • Indonesian: “Bilek”
  • Italian: “Bilek”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bilek”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bilek”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bilek”
  • Polish: “Bilek”
  • Portuguese: “Bilek”
  • Romanian: “Bilek”
  • Slovak: “Bilek”
  • Slovenian: “Bilek”
  • Spanish: “Bilek”
  • Swedish: “Bilek”
  • Tagalog: “Bilek”
  • Tatar: “Билек”
  • Turkish: “Bilek, Muş”
  • Turkish: “Bilek”
  • Vietnamese: “Bilek, Muş”
  • Vietnamese: “Bilek”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Bilek”
  • Western Armenian: “Բազու”
  • Western Armenian: “Բազում”
  • Yoruba: “Bilek”
  • “Bilek”

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