İliç
İliç
Lichk • Լիճք | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 39°27′13″N 38°33′48″E / 39.45361°N 38.56333°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Erzincan |
| District | İliç |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mustafa Gürbüz (AKP) |
| Elevation | 1,060 m (3,480 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 4,713 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 24700 |
| Area code | 0446 |
| Website | www |
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. Its population is 4,713 (2022). Its elevation is 1,060 m. The mayor is Mustafa Gürbüz (AKP). Historically inhabited by Armenians, the town is today populated by Kurds who profess the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam.
The town is just upstream of the Bağıştaş 1 Dam.