Behik is a village in Urmia County, West Azarbaijan Province, of northwestern Iran. It is in the Somay Brados District and the dehdar of Serow. The village has a history that spans back centuries.
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The village's inhabitants are mainly Kurds, particularly those of the Deri tribe who have lived here for more than five-centuries.
The village is located on the outskirts of the Iran-Turkey border and has, for centuries, served as a passage between Iran and Turkey. The village is located approximately 50 km northwest of the provincial capital of Urmia.
The only historical document that explicitly alludes to the "Village of Behik" is a protocol signed in Constantinople in 1913 which drew most of the Turco-Persian border. The agreement which was signed in the presence of Persian, Turkish, Russian, and English delegates stipulated that the village of Behik, in addition to a number of others, remain as a part of Persia, modern day Iran.[1].