Bitlis Tourist Map With Attractions Visiting Places

history

Bitlis BC It was inhabited by the Urartians from 1400 onwards. MO11. Bitlis, which continued to be the homeland of the Urartians until the 19th century and remained under the rule of the Assyrians until the 7th century and the Medes until the 6th century, was conquered by Darius II after the establishment of the Persian Kingdom. Bitlis, which was taken under the rule of Alexander the Great in Macedonia in the 4th century BC and captured by the Roman Emperor Trajan in the 2nd century AD, remained under Eastern Roman rule until the 7th century.

Bitlis, which became an important stop for the Turks during the Anatolian invasions that started with the 10th century and hosted Alp Arslan and his armies in Ahlat, also played a very important role in the opening of the Turks to Anatolia. Bitlis, which was attacked by Eyyubids and later Harzemshahs and Mongols in the 13th century and under Ottoman rule with the Battle of Çaldıran in 1514, became a center of science, art and culture under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Bitlis, which was occupied by Tsarist Russia for a while during World War I, was made a province after the proclamation of the Republic. Bitlis is named after Bedlis. The biggest and most developed district of Bitlis is Tatvan.

Bitlis province was named after Bedlis commander who built the castle of Bitlis. The construction of the castle by Bedlis commander in the following years, the Turks in the region where the castle was named Bitlis.