Panik, Iğdır
Panik | |
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Village | |
![]() Igdir Province in Turkey | |
Coordinates: 39°53′11″N 43°59′20″E / 39.88639°N 43.98889°ECoordinates: 39°53′11″N 43°59′20″E / 39.88639°N 43.98889°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Iğdır Province |
District | Iğdır central district |
Elevation | 861 m (2,824 ft) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Total | 2,737 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 76000 |
Area code(s) | 0476 |
Licence plate | 76 |
Panik (Armenian: Բանիկ, romanized: Banik,) is a köy (village) in the Iğdır central district of Iğdır Province, Turkey.
Etymology[]
Panik is an antiquated word of the Armenian Language referring to something artful or eloquent.[3]
History[]
The name of the village is mentioned as Panik in the records of 1901 and 1928.[4] This name lasted until it was changed in 1960 to Özdemir. However, the name was reverted to Panik in 2014.[5]
Panik was an Armenian inhabited settlement prior to the Armenian-Turkish war in 1920, with a population of 960 in 1886[6]
Population[]
Panik is now a Kurdish majority settlement and is reported to have a population of 2,737 in 2020.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Ozdemir, Turkey". Fallingrain.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Iğdır Merkez Panik Köy Nüfusu" (in Turkish). Nufusune.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "բանիկ — Վիքիբառարան". hy.wiktionary.org (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ a b "Nişanyan Yeradları". nisanyanmap.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Administrative Geography Analysis of Iğdir Province" (PDF). The Journal of International Social Research. 2018-12-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-22. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Игдырский участок 1886". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
Categories:
- Kurdish settlements in Turkey
- Iğdır Central District
- Towns in Turkey
- Populated places in Iğdır Province
- Former Armenian inhabited settlements