İliç


İliç is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. It is the seat of İliç District. Its population is 4,713. Its elevation is 1,060 m. The mayor is Mustafa Gürbüz.
The town is just upstream of the Bağıştaş 1 Dam.

Etymology

The name "İliç" comes from the towns former Armenian name "Լիճք", meaning lakes. It was called so because of the lakes formed from the water of overflowing springs.

Notable people