Bitlis
Turkey
Bitlis (Armenian: Բաղեշ, Baghesh; Բիթլիս, Bitlis; Kurdish: Bidlîs; Ottoman Turkish: بتليس) is a town in eastern Turkey and the capital of Bitlis Province. The town is located at an elevation of 1,400 metres, 15 km from Lake Van, in the steep-sided valley of the Bitlis River, a tributary of the Tigris. The local economy is mainly based on agricultural products which include fruits, grain and tobacco. Industry is fairly limited, and deals mainly with leatherworking, manufacture of tobacco products ... [ Read More at Wikipedia ]
