Bingl (Zazaki: ewlig or olig) is a city in Eastern Turkey. It is also known as abakcur which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes hence the name (Turkish for: a thousand lakes). Lately the town has become a popular tourist destination. According to 2009 estimates it has a population of 87918 .2

Bingl is the capital of Bingl Province one of the 81 provinces of Turkey.

On May 1 2003 the whole area suffered from a magnitude 6.4 earthquake leaving 177 dead and 520 injured. On 8 March 2010 the area suffered another earthquake of magnitude 5.9 with its epicenter in Elz Province 45 km (28 miles) west of Bingl. Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Climate 2 External links 3 References Geography

Bingl is 144 km east of Elz and is situated in the high region of Eastern Anatolia. Bingl is a mountainous area with heights reaching 10000 foot. 3 Climate

Bingl has a continental climate (Kppen climate classification: Dsa) with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters. The driest months are July and August and the wettest are February and December. Climate data for Bingl Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high C (F) 13.3 (55.9) 16.2 (61.2) 22.3 (72.1) 28.6 (83.5) 33.4 (92.1) 38.0 (100.4) 42.0 (107.6) 40.6 (105.1) 37.8 (100) 32.0 (89.6) 23.0 (73.4) 22.8 (73) 42 Average high C (F) 1.7 (35.1) 3.2 (37.8) 9.0 (48.2) 16.3 (61.3) 22.5 (72.5) 29.3 (84.7) 34.6 (94.3) 34.7 (94.5) 29.8 (85.6) 21.3 (70.3) 12.2 (54) 4.7 (40.5) 18.28 (64.9) Average low C (F) -6.1 (21) -5.1 (22.8) -0.4 (31.3) 5.6 (42.1) 9.9 (49.8) 14.6 (58.3) 18.9 (66) 18.5 (65.3) 13.5 (56.3) 8.1 (46.6) 2.2 (36) -2.9 (26.8) 6.4 (43.52) Record low C (F) -23.2 (-9.8) -21.6 (-6.9) -20.3 (-4.5) -7.2 (19) 1.0 (33.8) 5.8 (42.4) 8.8 (47.8) 10.5 (50.9) 4.2 (39.6) -2.4 (27.7) -15.0 (5) -25.1 (-13.2) -25.1 Precipitation mm (inches) 129.9 (5.114) 141.9 (5.587) 130.3 (5.13) 119.1 (4.689) 76.9 (3.028) 21.2 (0.835) 8.5 (0.335) 6.0 (0.236) 11.5 (0.453) 69.0 (2.717) 113.6 (4.472) 138.3 (5.445) 966.2 (38.039) Avg. rainy days 12.5 12.6 13.8 15.1 13.9 6.0 2.4 2.2 2.7 8.8 9.5 12.7 112.2 Sunshine hours 102.3 120.4 155 165 235.6 291 306.9 291.4 255 192.2 135 89.9 2339.7 Source: Devlet Meteoroloji leri Genel Mdrl 4 External links Distribution of Kurdish people in Eastern Turkey v d e Bingl in Bingl Province (in the Eastern Anatolia region) of Turkey Urban districts Bingl Rural districts Adakl - Daraheni - Karlova - Ki - Solhan - Yayladere - Yedisu Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydn - Denizli - zmir - Ktahya - Manisa - Mula - Uak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartn - Bayburt - Bolu - orum - Dzce - Giresun - Gmhane - Karabk - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - ankr - Eskiehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Krkkale - Krehir - Konya - Nevehir - Nide - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ar - Ardahan -Bingl - Bitlis - Elz - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkri - Idr - Kars - Malatya - Mu - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - anakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Krklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirda - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmara - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adyaman - Batman - Diyarbakr - Gaziantep - Mardin - anlurfa - rnak References http://www.maplandia.com/turkey/bingol/bingol/ Statistical Institute "All About Turkey". http://www.allaboutturkey.com/bingol.htm. Retrieved 2011-03-19.  http://www.dmi.gov.tr/veridegerlendirme/il-ve-ilceler-istatistik.aspxmBINGOL

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