Panik, Turkey Explained
| Type: | village |
| Province: | Iğdır |
| District: | Iğdır |
| Panik |
| Population Total: | 2,671 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9831°N 44.0528°W |
| Postal Code: | 76000 |
| Elevation M: | 861 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Other Name: | Բանիկ |
Panik is a köy (village) in the Iğdır District of Iğdır Province, Turkey.[2] Its population is 2,671 (2022).[3]
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Fallingrain.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20151004214635/http://www.fallingrain.com/world/TU/88/Ozdemir.html. Ozdemir, Turkey. 4 October 2015.
- https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Köy
- Web site: Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports. 13 March 2023. TÜİK. en. XLS.
- Web site: բանիկ — Վիքիբառարան. 2021-09-07. hy.wiktionary.org. hy.
- Web site: 2018-12-22. Administrative Geography Analysis of Iğdir Province. 2021-09-07. The Journal of International Social Research. https://web.archive.org/web/20181222214802/http://www.sosyalarastirmalar.com/cilt8/sayi41_pdf/3sanattarihi_arkeoloji_cografya/kaya_faruk_kaynakcaduzeltilmeli.pdf. 2018-12-22.
- Web site: 2016-03-05. Игдырский участок 1886. 2021-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070518/http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/igdyr1886.html. 2016-03-05.
