The village is located on the outskirts of the Iran-Turkey border and has, for centuries, served as a passage between Iran and Turkey. The village is located approximately 50 km northwest of the provincial capital of Urmia.
Peopleedit
The village's inhabitants are mainly Kurds, particularly those of the Deri tribe who have lived here for more than five-centuries.
Historyedit
The "Village of Behik" is a protocol signed in Constantinople in 1913 which drew most of the Turco-Persian border. The agreement which was signed in the presence of Persian, Turkish, Russian, and English delegates stipulated that the village of Behik, in addition to a number of others, remain as a part of Persia, modern day Iran..
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^Bahik can be found at GEOnet Names Server, at this link, by opening the Advanced Search box, entering "-3767294" in the "Unique Feature Id" form, and clicking on "Search Database".
^"Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran, 1385 (2006)" (Excel). Statistical Center of Iran. from the original on 2011-09-20.
bahik, persian, بهيك, also, romanized, bahīk, village, chahriq, rural, district, kuhsar, district, salmas, county, west, azerbaijan, province, iran, 2006, census, population, families, بهيكvillagecoordinates, 09278, 64278, 09278, 64278country, iranprovincewest. Bahik Persian بهيك also Romanized as Bahik 1 is a village in Chahriq Rural District Kuhsar District Salmas County West Azerbaijan Province Iran At the 2006 census its population was 281 in 56 families 2 Bahik بهيكvillageBahikCoordinates 38 05 34 N 44 38 34 E 38 09278 N 44 64278 E 38 09278 44 64278Country IranProvinceWest AzerbaijanCountySalmasBakhshKuhsarRural DistrictChahriqPopulation 2006 Total281Time zoneUTC 3 30 IRST Summer DST UTC 4 30 IRDT Contents 1 Location 2 People 3 History 4 References 5 External linksLocation editThe village is located on the outskirts of the Iran Turkey border and has for centuries served as a passage between Iran and Turkey The village is located approximately 50 km northwest of the provincial capital of Urmia People editThe village s inhabitants are mainly Kurds particularly those of the Deri tribe who have lived here for more than five centuries History editThe Village of Behik is a protocol signed in Constantinople in 1913 which drew most of the Turco Persian border The agreement which was signed in the presence of Persian Turkish Russian and English delegates stipulated that the village of Behik in addition to a number of others remain as a part of Persia modern day Iran 1 References edit Bahik can be found at GEOnet Names Server at this link by opening the Advanced Search box entering 3767294 in the Unique Feature Id form and clicking on Search Database Census of the Islamic Republic of Iran 1385 2006 Excel Statistical Center of Iran Archived from the original on 2011 09 20 External links edit nbsp Iran portalProtocol relating to the Delimitation of the Turco Persian Boundary signed at Constantinople on November 4 1913 Behik Iran Falling Rain Genomics Inc nbsp This Salmas County location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bahik amp oldid 1218406013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
