İliç

İliç

İliç

Municipality in Erzincan, Turkey

For the surname, see Ilić.

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.

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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]

Notable people

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References

  1. [1]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. [2]
    İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. [3]
    İliç governorship: Geographical information Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


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