Bahik
Neighborhood in West Azerbaijan province, Iran
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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]
