Panik (Armenian: Բանիկ, romanized: Banik) is a köy (village) in the Iğdır District of Iğdır Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 2,671 (2022).[3]
Panik
Բանիկ | |
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  Panik Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′59″N 44°3′10″E / 39.98306°N 44.05278°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Iğdır |
| District | Iğdır |
| Elevation | 861 m (2,825 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 2,671 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 76000 |
Etymology
editThe village's name Panik is an antiquated word in Armenian referring to something artful or eloquent.[4]
History
editPanik's name 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]
References
edit- ^ "Ozdemir, Turkey". Fallingrain.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015.
- ^ Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "բանիկ — Վիքիբառարան". hy.wiktionary.org (in Armenian). 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.