Bingöl

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Bingöl (Zazaki: Çolig) (Turkish for: a thousand lakes) is a city in Eastern Turkey. Until 1950, it was known as Çabakcur (Armenian: Ճապաղջուր), which means violent water in Armenian. It is surrounded by mountains and a large number of glacier lakes, hence the name. Lately, the town has become a popular tourist destination. In 2000, it had a population of 68,876 (census figure). Zazas and Turkish form the majority of this province.^{[citation needed]}

Bingöl is the capital of one of the 81 il, provinces.

On May 1, 2003 the whole area suffered from a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, leaving 177 dead and 520 injured.

There are a couple of Armenian songs about Bingöl, "Inchu Bingyole Mdar" (Why did you enter Bingol), Avetik Isahakian's "Bingyol" (Jampaneruh Bingyoli/The Roads to Bingöl) and a choral setting by Sirvart Karamanuk.