Bingöl (Zazaki: Çolig,[3] Kurdish: Çewlik[4]Armenian: Ճապաղջուր, romanized: Chapaghjur) is a city in Eastern Turkey. It is surrounded by mountains and numerous glacier lakes, hence the name (Turkish for a thousand lakes). Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination. According to 2017 estimates, it has a population of over 111,000.[5]
Bingöl is the capital of Bingöl Province, one of the 81 provinces of Turkey.