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Yumurtatepe, Bitlis

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Yumurtatepe is a village in the Bitlis District of Bitlis Province in Turkey.[1] Its population is 502 (2021).[2] It was formerly known as Papşin or Papşén.[3]

CountryTurkey
Population
(2021)
502
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Yumurtatepe
Yumurtatepe is located in Turkey
Yumurtatepe
Yumurtatepe
Location within Turkey
Coordinates: 38°26′25″N 42°7′32″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceBitlis
DistrictBitlis
Population
 (2021)
502
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)
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Before the deportations and genocide of the village's Armenian inhabitants, Papşin/Babshen had a population of 325 individuals in 1909. Located to the village's west was Surp Harutyun church and to its East was a chapel named Lusabdugh Surp Sahak.[4]

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