İliç
Lichk • Լիճք | |
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Coordinates: 39°27′13″N 38°33′48″E / 39.45361°N 38.56333°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Erzincan |
District | İliç |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mustafa Gürbüz ( AKP) |
Elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
Population (2022)
[1] | 4,713 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 24700 |
Area code | 0446 |
Website |
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İliç (from Armenian: Լիճք, Lichk) is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of İliç District. [2] Its population is 4,713 (2022). [1] Its elevation is 1,060 m. [3] The mayor is Mustafa Gürbüz ( AKP). Muhammet Ali Paşa of Egypt's ancestors came from this city before they migrated to Kavala.
The town is just upstream of the Bağıştaş 1 Dam.
The name "İliç" comes from the towns former Armenian name "Լիճք" (Lichk), meaning lakes. It was called so because of the lakes formed from the water of overflowing springs.[ citation needed]