Hizan (Armenian: Խիզան, romanized: Khizan; Kurdish: Xîzan[2]) is a town in Bitlis Province, Turkey.

[4] Hizan is located in the valley of the Gindig Su, a tributary of the Botan River.

[5] In this area, the Gindig Su generally flows from north to south, but its course is very snaky and "often deflected by the butts of the mountain crests".

[5] This area, along with the neighboring district of Müküs, formed part of the ancient province of Moxoene.

[5] The rectangular shape may indicate an ancient Roman foundation (or re-foundation of an earlier site), during the period from 298 to 363 when they controlled Moxoene.

The majority of the Christian Armenian population was either killed or forced to convert to Islam, according to the Catholikos of Aghtamar.