'''Bingöl''' ({{lang-hy|Ճապաղջուր}} ''Chapaghjur'', {{lang-ku|Çewlîg}}) is a city in Eastern [[Turkey]]. It is surrounded by [[mountain]]s and numerous [[glacier lake]]s, hence the name ([[Turkish language|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 .<ref>[http://report.tuik.gov.tr/reports/rwservlet?adnksdb2=&ENVID=adnksdb2Env&report=idari_yapi_09sonrasi.RDF&p_il1=12&p_yil=2010&p_dil=2&desformat=html Statistical Institute]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Bingöl is the capital of [[Bingöl Province]], one of the 81 [[provinces of Turkey]].
