İliç

İliç (from Armenian: Լիճք, Lichk) is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.

[1] Its elevation is 1,060 m.[3] The mayor is Mustafa Gürbüz (AKP).

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.

This geographical article about a location in Erzincan Province, Turkey is a stub.