Iznik

/ ɪzˈnɪk /

noun

1. the modern Turkish name of Nicaea

Example Sentences

Then he travelled to Iznik for an ecumenical celebration marking 1,700 years since the First Council of Nicaea, one of the early Church's most important gatherings.

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IZNIK, Turkey—Archaeologist Mustafa Şahin spent years studying the area around Lake Iznik, near Istanbul.

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Pope Leo XIV on Friday visited the ruins in Iznik, as present-day Nicaea is called, to mark the council’s 1700th anniversary.

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Iznik’s Christian population is long gone, but its legacy is still visible.

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More Christian pilgrims have made their way to Iznik since the papal visit was announced, and numbers are expected to grow.

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