İliç

İliç

Lichk • Լիճք
İliç Lichk • Լիճք
	İliç
	Coordinates: 39°27′13″N 38°33′48″E / 39.45361°N 38.56333°E
Country	Turkey
Province	Erzincan
Government
• Mayor	Muhlis Doğan (MHP)
• Kaymakam	Çağlayan Aydın
Area
• District	1,359.61 km2 (524.95 sq mi)
Elevation	1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population (Template:Turkey district populations)Template:Turkey district populations
• Urban	Template:Turkey district populations
• District	Template:Turkey district populations
Post code	24700

İliç (from Armenian: Լիճք, Lichk) is a town and district of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,397 km² and the elevation is 1,060 m.^[2] The district has a population of 6,349 of which 2,503 live in the town of İliç (2010).^[3] The mayor is Muhlis Doğan (MHP). Muhammad Ali 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.

Sights

Zinegar (Zimera) ruins
Karabaş church
Pasha kiosk
Clock fountain (town center)
Central church (town center)

Notable people

Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of Chobani, born here
Mustafa Sarıgül writer, entrepreneur and politician.

References

^ "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
^ İliç governorship: Geographical information Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Population data

External links

District governor's official website (in Turkish)
World Gazetteer: Information on İliç

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[distr-area-1] "Area of regions (including lakes), km²". Regional Statistics Database. Turkish Statistical Institute. 2002. Retrieved 2013-03-05.

[2] İliç governorship: Geographical information Archived November 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Population data

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