title: Ovakışla
text: # Ovakışla
  
  Ovakışla, formerly Purhus, (Armenian: Prkhus, Kurdish: Pirxûs) is a town (belde) in Ahlat District, Bitlis Province, Turkey. The town is populated by Kurds and had a population of 4,142 in 2021.
  
  It formerly had an Armenian population.
  
  