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Bingol
Bingol, 144 kms east of Elazig, is located in a high region of the broad Eastern
Anatolian plateau. Mountains surround the area, reaching heights of about 3000
m, and containing many glacier lakes giving the city its name of "a thousand
lakes". Kalatepe peak (3250 m) on the Bingol Mountains, near the town of
Karilova is a great place to watch the magnificent sunrise, especially between
the 15th of July and the 15th of August.
The history of the land begins with the Urartians, and continues under the
hegemony of the Persians, the Seljuks and then the Ottomans.
The remains from these periods can be found at various sites, the most important
being the medieval fortress inside the city center. The city has good facilities
for hunting, thermal bathing and winter sports. There is a very interesting
small lake (300 sqm), in which there is the floating natural island, at Hazersah
village near Solhan.
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