Map of Bitlis, Turkey

Bitlis is the administrative centre of Bitlis, Turkey, with a population of about 53,023. It lies at 38.4012°N, 42.1078°E. Bitlis is about 815 km (506 mi) east of Ankara, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tatvan, 18 km to the northeast.

Bitlis at a glance

Where is Bitlis?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 29 min on the shortest day to 14 h 51 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bitlis

• Tatvan — 18 km northeast
• Ahlat — 50 km northeast
• Siirt — 54 km south
• Muş — 65 km northwest
• Adilcevaz — 70 km northeast
• Silvan — 100 km west
• Batman — 103 km southwest
• Şırnak — 103 km south
• Van — 112 km east
• Patnos — 112 km northeast

Largest cities in Bitlis

• Tatvan — 73,222
• Ahlat — 64,695
• Adilcevaz — 52,781

Largest cities in Turkey

• Istanbul — 15,701,602
• Ankara — 3,517,182
• Bursa — 3,101,833
• İzmir — 2,938,292
• Gaziantep — 2,222,415
• Diyarbakır — 1,833,684
• Adana — 1,816,750
• Kayseri — 1,452,458
• Konya — 1,433,861
• Antalya — 1,335,002

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.