For the surname, see
Ilić.
Municipality in Erzincan, Turkey
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.
Etymology
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]
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