Panik, Turkey

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
Village
Panik is located in Turkey
Panik
Panik
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39°58′59″N 44°3′10″E
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIğdır
DistrictIğdır
Elevation
[1]
861 m (2,825 ft)
Population
 (2022)
2,671
Time zoneTRT (UTC+3)
Postal code
76000

Etymology

The village's name Panik is an antiquated word in Armenian referring to something artful or eloquent.[4]

History

Panik'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
  1. "Ozdemir, Turkey". Fallingrain.com. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015.
  2. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. "բանիկ — Վիքիբառարան". hy.wiktionary.org (in Armenian). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  5. "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.
  6. "Игдырский участок 1886". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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