İliç
Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox Turkey place İliç (from Template:Langx, Lichk) is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of İliç District.[1] Its population is 4,713 (2022).[2] Its elevation is 1,060 m.[3] 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.
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Notable people
- Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of food company Chobani, born here
- Mustafa Sarıgül writer, entrepreneur and politician.
See also
References
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- ↑ İlçe Belediyesi, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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