Bingöl Province is a province of Turkey

Turkey

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 in Eastern Anatolia

Anatolia

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. The province was created in 1946 out of parts of Elazığ

Elazig Province

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 and Erzincan

Erzincan Province

Erzincan Province is a province in the eastern region of Anatolia, Turkey, and home to Erzincan, a city which was destroyed and rebuilt after an earthquake of magnitude 7.9 on December 27, 1939...

. The new province was known as Çapakçur Province until 1950. Its neighbouring provinces are Tunceli

Tunceli Province

The Tunceli Province is a province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The province was named Dersim Province and was changed to Tunceli Province on January 4, 1936. with the "Law on Administration of the Tunceli Province" , no...

, Erzurum

Erzurum Province

Erzurum Province is a Province of Turkey, in the Eastern Anatolia Region of the country. It is bordered by the provinces of Kars and Ağrı to the east, Muş and Bingöl to the south, Erzincan and Bayburt to the west, Rize and Artvin to the north and Ardahan to the northeast. The provincial capital is...

, Muş

Mus Province

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, Diyarbakır

Diyarbakir Province

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, Erzincan

Erzincan Province

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 and Elazığ

Elazig Province

Elâzığ Province is a province of Turkey with its seat in the city of Elâzığ. The source of the Euphrates river is located in this province.The province has a population of 552,646 as of 2010...

. The province covers an area of 8,125 km² and has a population of 255,170. The main spoken languagues are Turkish

Turkish language

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 and Zazaki

Zazaki language

Zazaki is an Indo-European language spoken primarily in eastern Turkey. According to Ethnologue, the language is a part of the northwestern group of the Iranian section of the Indo-European family. Zazaki shares many features, structures, and vocabulary with Gorani, Talyshi and other Caspian...

. The capital is Bingöl

Bingöl

Bingöl is a city in Eastern Turkey. It is also known as Çabakcur , which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name . Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination...

 (Zaza

Zaza

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ki: Çolig, Kurmanci

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: Çewlik).

Districts

Bingöl province is divided into 8 districts

Districts of Turkey

The 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 957 districts . In the early Turkish Republic and in the Ottoman Empire, the corresponding unit was the kaza....

 (capital district in bold):

• Adaklı
  Adakli
  Adaklı is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is M. Resul Antlı ....
  
  
• Bingöl
  Bingöl
  Bingöl is a city in Eastern Turkey. It is also known as Çabakcur , which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name . Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination...
  
  
• Genç
• Karlıova
  Karliova
  Karlıova is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Ferit Çelik .-External links:*...
  
  
• Kiğı
  Kiğı
  Kiğı is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Coşkun Güven .The district has a population of 3.188 out of which 1.604 live in the town of Kiğı.-External links:*...
  
  
• Solhan
  Solhan
  Solhan is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is .-External links:* *...
  
  
• Yayladere
  Yayladere
  Yayladere is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is Zeynel Ergin . The district has twenty-six villages and eighty hamlets. There are 2,000 people living in the district as per 2007 estimates. It is known for its lamb dishes....
  
  
• Yedisu
  Yedisu
  Yedisu is a town and district of Bingöl Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The mayor is M. Şerif Memioğlu ....
  
  

External links

Bingöl governor's official website Bingöl municipality's official website Bingöl weather forecast information Bingöl and Solhan local news website