Bingöl

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Bingöl (Turkish for: a thousand lakes) is a town in the Anatolia region of Turkey. Until 1950 it was known as Çapakçur. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name. Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination. In 2000, it had a population of 68,876 (census figure). Kurds form the majority of this province. [1] [2]

Bingöl is the capital of one of the 81 il, provinces.

On May 1, 2003 the whole area suffered from a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, leaving up to 100 dead and 300 injured.

The Zazaki name for Bingöl is Çolig; the Kurdish name for Bingöl is Cewlik, and the Armenian name for Bingöl is Çabakçur.


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Bingöl | Adaklı | Genç | Karlıova | Kiğı | Solhan | Yayladere | Yedisu


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