Type: | municipality |
İliç | |
Other Name: | Lichk • Լիճք |
Coordinates: | 39.4536°N 38.5633°W |
Province: | Erzincan |
District: | İliç |
Leader Party: | AKP |
Leader Name: | Mustafa Gürbüz |
Elevation M: | 1060 |
Population Total: | 4713 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Postal Code: | 24700 |
Area Code: | 0446 |
İliç (from hy|Լիճք, Lichk) is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of İliç District.[1] Its population is 4,713 (2022).[2] 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.