Bahik

Bahik Persian: بهيك
Neighborhood
Bahik
Coordinates: 38°05′34″N 44°38′34″E / 38.09278°N 44.64278°E / 38.09278; 44.64278[1]
Country	Iran
Province	West Azerbaijan
County	Salmas
District	Kuhsar
Rural District	Chahriq
Village	Zula Bahik
Population  (2006)[2]
• Total	281
Time zone	UTC+3:30 (IRST)

Bahik (Persian: بهيك)^[a] is a neighborhood in the village of Zula Bahik^[4] in Chahriq Rural District of Kuhsar District in Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran.

History

The "Village of Bahik" is a protocol signed in Constantinople in 1913 which drew most of the modern Turkey-Iran border. The agreement which was signed in the presence of Iranian, Ottoman, Russian, and British delegates stipulated that the village of Bahik, in addition to a number of others, remain as a part of Persia, modern day Iran.^[5]

After the 2006 National Census, Bahik was merged with the village of Zula to form the new village of Zula Bahik.^[4]

Demographics

Ethnicity

The village's inhabitants are mainly Kurds, particularly those of the Deri tribe who have lived here for more than five-centuries.^{[citation needed]}

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, Bahik's population was 281 in 56 households,^[2] when it was a village in Chahriq Rural District.^[6]

Location

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.

See also

Iran portal

Notes

1. Also romanized as Bahīk^[3]

References

1. OpenStreetMap contributors (23 October 2025). "Bahik, دهستان چهریق, بخش کوهسار [Chahriq Rural District, Kuhsar District], Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran" (Map). OpenStreetMap (in Persian). Retrieved 23 October 2025.
2. سرشماري عمومي نفوس و مسكن 1385 : استان آذربایجان غربی [General Population and Housing Census 2006: West Azerbaijan Province]. مرکز آمار ایران [Statistical Centre of Iran] (in Persian). Archived from the original (Excel) on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
3. 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".
4. Vahidi, Ahmad (13 September 2023) [۲۲ شهریور ۱۴۰۲ (22 Shahrivar 1402) (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. وحیدی تغییر نام برخی تقسیمات استان آذربایجان غربی را بلاغ کرد [Vahidi announces change of names of some divisions of West Azerbaijan province]. خبرگزاری مهر [Mehr News Agency] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. Archived from the original on 13 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
5. "Iran-Turkey". Archived from the original on 25 January 2006.
6. Mousavi, Mir-Hossein (22 April 1987) [تاریخ تصویب (Approval date) 1366/02/02 (Iranian Jalali calendar)]. ایجاد و تشکیل تعداد 7 دهستان شامل روستاها، مزارع و مکانها واقع در شهرستان سلماس تابع استان آذربایجان غربی [‌Creation and formation of seven rural districts including villages, farms and places in Salmas County under West Azerbaijan province]. لام تا کام [Lam ta Kam] (in Persian). ‌وزارت کشور [Ministry of the Interior]. هیات وزیران [Council of Ministers]. شناسه [ID] 9B86F5C0-8C16-4F6C-8154-9247C8CA80E8. شماره دوره [Course number] 66, شماره جلد [Volume number] 2. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 21 October 2025.

External links

• Protocol relating to the Delimitation of the Turco-Persian Boundary signed at Constantinople on November 4 1913
• "Behik, Iran" Falling Rain Genomics, Inc.