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Bitlis
City population
53,023
#178
in Turkey
#3
in Bitlis
#10,825
worldwide
38.401, 42.108 · 815 km from Ankara
About Bitlis
Bitlis is a city in Bitlis, Turkey with a population of 53,023. It is the 178th largest of the 416 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Turkey, and the 10,825th largest worldwide. It lies 815 km from Ankara.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 6
Coordinates
38.401, 42.108
Record updated
14 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 416 in TurkeyClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.