İznik

district and town in the Province of Bursa, Turkey
City city Q217125
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İznik

Summary

İznik is a city[1]. İznik ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,932 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • İznik is located in Bursa Province[3].
  • İznik is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • İznik is on the body of water Lake İznik[5].
  • İznik's instance of is recorded as city[6].
  • İznik's instance of is recorded as town[7].
  • İznik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Spandau[8].
  • İznik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Khulo[9].
  • İznik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tutin[10].
  • İznik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pithiviers[11].
  • İznik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Talas[12].
  • İznik's twinned administrative body is recorded as Jingdezhen[13].
  • İznik's postal code is recorded as 16x[14].
  • İznik's Commons category is recorded as İznik[15].
  • İznik's patron saint is recorded as Saint Darius[16].
  • İznik's located in time zone is recorded as time in Turkey[17].
  • İznik's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00[18].
  • İznik's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.428888888889, 'lon': 29.719444444444}[19].
  • İznik's significant event is recorded as Siege of Nicaea[20].
  • İznik's significant event is recorded as Siege of Nicée[21].
  • İznik's official website is recorded as http://www.iznik.bel.tr[22].
  • İznik's topic's main category is recorded as Category:İznik[23].
  • İznik has a population of {'amount': '+43330'}[24].
  • İznik has a population of {'amount': '+44236'}[25].
  • İznik has a population of {'amount': '+44102'}[26].
  • İznik's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[27].

Body

Geography

İznik is in the country of Turkey[4]. İznik is located in Bursa Province[3]. İznik is on the body of water Lake İznik[5].

Physical Characteristics

İznik covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+753'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+43330'}[24], {'amount': '+44236'}[25], and {'amount': '+44102'}[26].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city[6] and town[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for İznik include Lake İznik[29], a lake[30], in Turkey[31].

Why It Matters

İznik ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,932 views/month).[2] İznik has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] İznik is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for İznik include Lake İznik[29], a lake[30], in Turkey[31].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . statoids.com. statoids.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . iznik.bel.tr. iznik.bel.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . iznik.bel.tr. iznik.bel.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . iznik.bel.tr. iznik.bel.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . iznik.bel.tr. iznik.bel.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . iznik.bel.tr. iznik.bel.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . iznik.bel.tr. iznik.bel.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . lexpera.com.tr. lexpera.com.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . lexpera.com.tr. lexpera.com.tr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone time in Turkey, UTC+03:00
    Instance of
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0443087-iznik-Turecko, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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