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İliç
Municipality in Erzincan, Turkey From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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İliç (Kurdish: Îlîç; Armenian: Լիճք, romanized: Lich) is a town in Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. It is the seat of İliç District.[2] Its population is 4,713 (2022).[1] Its elevation is 1,060 m.[3] The mayor is Mustafa Gürbüz (AKP). Most of the population of the town is Kurdish, and the vast majority profess the Hanafi school of Sunni Islam, which is the dominant school in Turkey.
The town is just upstream of the Bağıştaş 1 Dam.
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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.[citation needed]
Notable people
- Hamdi Ulukaya, founder of food company Chobani, born here
- Mustafa Sarıgül writer, entrepreneur and politician.
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