ارمنك
Ottoman Turkish
Ermenek district
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek Γερμανικόπολις (Germanikópolis), named after Germanicus, an ancient Roman general and grandson of Augustus.
Descendants
- Turkish: Ermenek
- → Armenian: Էրմէնէկ (Ērmēnēk)
Further reading
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Ermenek”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Ermenek”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 255
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