- Bingöl Province
Infobox Province TR
name=Bingol
region=Eastern Anatolia
area=8,125
total population=245,243
licence = 12
area_code= 426
turkname = Bingöl| Bingöl Province is a province ofTurkey in EasternAnatolia . The province was created in 1946 out of parts of Elazığ and Erzincan. The new province was known as Çapakçur Province until 1950. Its neighbouring provinces are Tunceli (Dersim), Erzurum, Muş, Diyarbakır, Erzincan and Elazığ. The province covers an area of 8,125 km² and has a population of 245,243. The majority of the population areZazas . The spoken languague is mainlyZazaish , beside Kurdish and Turkish. The capital isBingöl .Districts
Bingöl province is divided into 8 districts (capital district in bold):
*Adaklı (Azarpêrte)
*Bingöl (Çolig)
*Genç (Darê Hêni)
*Karlıova (Qarliova)
*Kiğı (Gêğiye)
*Solhan (Solxan) (Boglon)
*Yayladere (Xolxol)
*Yedisu (Çerme)External links
* [http://www.bingolnet.tr.gg Bingöl Web Site]
* [http://www.turkeyforecast.com/weather/bingol/ Bingöl Weather Forecast Information]
* [http://www.bingolum.com Bingöl News Paper]
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