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Adilcevaz (Armenian: Արծկէ, romanized: Artskē, Kurdish: Elcewaz[3]) is a town and district capital of the same-named district within Bitlis Province of Turkey. The city is on the shore of Lake Van. The mayor is Necati Gürsoy from the AKP.[4]

Adilcevaz
Adilcevaz
Coordinates: 38°48′21″N 42°44′49″E
Country Turkey
ProvinceBitlis
Government
  MayorNecati Gürsoy (AKP)
  KaymakamÖzer Özbek
Area
  District819.37 km2 (316.36 sq mi)
Elevation
1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population
 (2012)[2]
  Urban
13,973
  District
31,335
  District density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Websitewww.adilcevaz.com

The famous Kef castle built by the Urarteans lies near Adilcevaz.[5] Monastery of the Miracles is 2.18 miles northwest of Adilcevaz in the hills to the north of Lake Van.


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References


  1. "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  2. "Population of province/district centers and towns/villages by districts - 2012". Address Based Population Registration System (ABPRS) Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  3. Adem Avcıkıran (2009). Kürtçe Anamnez Anamneza bi Kurmancî (PDF) (in Turkish and Kurdish). p. 55. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  4. "Bitlis Adilcevaz Seçim Sonuçları - 31 Mart 2019 Yerel Seçimleri". www.sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. Bryce, Trevor (2009). The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia: From the Early Bronze Age to the Fall of the Persian Empire. Taylor & Francis. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-415-39485-7.





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