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Bahçedere, Turkey

Bahçedere is a town of 1,072 people in Bitlis, Turkey.

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Population1,072 GeoNames
RegionBitlis
Elevation1,774 m 5,820 ft
Time zoneEurope/Istanbul
Nearest airportVan Ferit Melen International Airport (VAN) 71 km

About Bahçedere

Bahçedere is a village in the Adilcevaz District of Bitlis Province in Turkey. Its population is 1,072 (2021).

From the Wikipedia article Bahçedere, Adilcevaz (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

History

Bahçedere was described as a large village with 30 households, populated by both Kurds and Turks, in 1936. The village was again described as a village populated by both Kurds and Turks in 1944 by Feyzi Kalfagil. In the 1980s, many villagers moved to Germiyan in İzmir Province.

From the History section of Bahçedere, Adilcevaz on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Bahçedere

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Getting there and nearby towns

Van Ferit Melen International Airport (VAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 71 km away.

  • Adilcevaz 8 km east, about 8 min by car
  • Ahlat 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
  • Yukarı Süphan 19 km east, about 19 min by car
  • Yeniköprü 21 km west, about 21 min by car
  • Otluyazı 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
  • Tatvan 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
  • Bitlis 64 km southwest, about 1 h by car
  • Hizan 67 km south, about 1 h by car
  • Gevaş 69 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Van 73 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car

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