Dergi Bursa / Mayıs - Haziran 2018 / Sayı 49

52 uzaktaki yakın so far so close Population of Bitlis is 341,000. The province comprises seven districts: Ahlat, Adilcevaz, Güroymak, Hizan, Mutki, Tatvan and central district. The most important natural beauty, no doubt, is the Lake Nemrut on Mount Nemrut. It is the greatest crater lake in Turkey and second biggest on the world. These highlands, shaped by volcanic structures, are located 1133 km away from Bursa. Güroymak is situated in a dazzling region between vast plains of Muş Plain encircled by East Anatolian Mountains and steep, immense and smoky summits. Budaklı Baths, a thermal center just like Bursa, is within the frontiers of Güroymak, once called Çukur and then Norşin. There are no facilities around these ponds created by Lake Nemrut. It is a kind of outdoor spa. Visitors of baths in snowy season witness water temperature attain 40-50°C. There are ongoing works in order to enhance tourism potential of Budaklı Baths. Prefecture of Güroymak aims at benefiting from baths in thermal tourism, heated greenhouse and tilapia cultivation. Nevertheless, no effort is visible in the short term. According to researches, water temperature goes up to 180°C at the depths around 150 meters. There are efforts to establish a thermal hotel. According to visitors, the baths are good for various skin diseases and particularly rheumatism. Water temperature attains 40-50°C even under very cold weather conditions; the water is believed to be good for healing disorders and diseases of rheumatism, respiration, nervous system, digestive system, kidneys, urinary tract and metabolism disorders. Thereupon, seekers of health flock in.