Ovakışla

CountryTurkey

Population

(2021)^[1]

4,142

Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Ovakışla
Municipality
Ovakışla Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 38°49′23″N 42°19′32″E / 38.82306°N 42.32556°E / 38.82306; 42.32556
Country	Turkey
Province	Bitlis
District	Ahlat
Population  (2021)[1]	4,142
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

Ovakışla, formerly Purhus, (Armenian: Prkhus, Kurdish: Pirxûs) is a town (belde) in Ahlat District, Bitlis Province, Turkey.^[2] The town is populated by Kurds and had a population of 4,142 in 2021.^[1][3]

It formerly had an Armenian population.^[3]