Bitlis Castle
Bitlis Castle is a castle in Bitlis, Turkey. Bitlis Castle is situated nearby to Meydan Mosque, as well as near the post office PTT.Photo: Sabri76, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meydan Mosque and Great Mosque of Bitlis.
Meydan Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Meydan Mosque is situated 130 metres south of Bitlis Castle.
Great Mosque of Bitlis
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Great Mosque of Bitlis is situated 160 metres southeast of Bitlis Castle.
Kızıl Mescit
Mosque
Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kızıl Mescit is a mosque, which is situated 200 metres east of Bitlis Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ekinli and Yolyazı.
Ekinli
Village
Ekinli is a village in the Bitlis District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. Its population is 171. Ekinli is situated 2½ km north of Bitlis Castle.
Yolyazı
Village
Yolyazı is a village in the Bitlis District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. Its population is 312. Yolyazı is situated 3 km southwest of Bitlis Castle.
Yumurtatepe
Village
Yumurtatepe is a village in the Bitlis District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. Its population is 502. It was formerly known as Papşin or Papşén. Before the deportations and genocide of the village's Armenian inhabitants, Papşin/Babshen had a population of 325 individuals in 1909. Yumurtatepe is situated 4½ km north of Bitlis Castle.
Bitlis Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Turkey
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Bitlis, Bitlis Province, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
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Latitude
38.40169° or 38° 24′ 6″ northLongitude
42.10751° or 42° 6′ 27″ eastOpen location code
8HC4C425+M2OpenStreetMap ID
way 344737956OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q6052467
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Western Armenian—“Bitlis Castle” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Bitlis qalası”
- German: “Bitlis Kalesi̇”
- German: “Burg Bitlis”
- Turkish: “Bitlis Kalesi”
- Western Armenian: “Պիթլիսի բերդը”
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Highlights include Bitlis Castle and PTT.
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