Iznik

İznik is a town in the Region of Turkey, with a population of 22,507 in 2012. It stands at the east end of Lake İznik and is nowadays a quiet market town, but as ancient Nicaea was once a major cultural centre.
  • Town with about 44,200 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 100 metres (320 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Nikea”
  • Description: district and town in the Province of Bursa, Turkey
  • Also known as
    “Isnik”
    “Nicaea”

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Latitude
40.4303° or 40° 25′ 49″ north
Longitude
29.7224° or 29° 43′ 21″ east
UN/LOCODE
TR IZK
Open location code
8GGFCPJC+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Iznik” goes by many names.
IznikuAlbanian
ἈντιγόνειαAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΝίκαιαAncient Greek (to 1453)
إِزْنِيقُArabic
قضاء إزنيقArabic
ԻզնիկArmenian
ՆիկեաArmenian
İznikAsturian
İznik (distritu)Asturian
İznikAzerbaijani
İznikBasque
ІзнікBelarusian
ІзьнікBelarusian
НікеяBelarusian
İznikBreton
NicaeaBreton
ИзникBulgarian
İznikCatalan
NiceaCatalan
İznikCebuano
ИзникChechen
伊兹尼克Chinese
伊茲尼克Chinese
尼西亞Chinese
НикєѧChurch Slavic
İznikCroatian
İznikCzech
NikaiaCzech
İznikDanish
NikæaDanish
İznikDimli (individual language)
İznikDutch
NicaeaDutch
ازنيقEgyptian Arabic
İznikEsperanto
NiceoEsperanto
NikeoEsperanto
İznikEstonian
İznikFinnish
NikaiaFinnish
İznikGagauz
İznikGalician
იზნიქიGeorgian
ايزنيکGilaki
ΙζνίκGreek
ΝίκαιαGreek
איזניקHebrew
ניקאהHebrew
ניקיאהHebrew
İznikHungarian
NiceaHungarian
İznikIndonesian
NiceaIndonesian
İznikIrish
AntigoneiaItalian
İznikItalian
NiceaItalian
イズニクJapanese
ニカイアJapanese
이즈니크Korean
ÎznîkKurdish
NiceaKurdish
ئیزنیکKurdish
NicaeaLatin
IznikaLatvian
NīkajaLatvian
NīkejaLatvian
IznikasLithuanian
ИзникMacedonian
İznikMalagasy
İznikMalay
ایزنیکMazanderani
İznikMin Nan Chinese
İznikMinangkabau
ИзникMoksha
İznikNorwegian
İznikNorwegian Bokmål
NicaeaNorwegian Bokmål
NikeaNorwegian Bokmål
İznikNorwegian Nynorsk
ایزنیکPersian
İznikPolish
NiceaPolish
NikaiaPolish
İznikRomanian
NiceeaRomanian
ИзникRussian
İznikScots
ИзникSerbian
İznikSerbo-Croatian
İznikSlovak
NicaeaSlovak
NiceaSlovak
NikaiaSlovak
İznikSlovenian
NikejaSlovenian
ایزنیکSouth Azerbaijani
İznik (District)Swahili
İznik, BursaSwahili
İznikSwedish
NicaeaSwedish
NikaeaSwedish
NikaiaSwedish
İznikSwiss German
ИзникTajik
ИзникTatar
IznikThai
İznik (District)Thai
NicaeaThai
ไนเซียThai
อิซนิคThai
Bursa IznikTurkish
İznikTurkish
NicaeaTurkish
NikaiaTurkish
ІзникUkrainian
ІзнікUkrainian
ازنیقUrdu
İznikUzbek
İznikVietnamese
İznikWaray (Philippines)
İznikWelsh
NicaeaWelsh
NicaiaWelsh
NiceaWelsh
ИзникWestern Mari
ضلع ازنکWestern Panjabi
伊兹尼克Wu Chinese

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