İliç

İliç lies in the mountainous country of the upper Euphrates, where the river cuts through the Armenian Highlands. Its older Armenian name, Lichk, means lakes and recalls pools formed by overflowing springs. The upper Euphrates connected the lands of Armenia and the Roman world: in antiquity its course marked a frontier watched by Roman troops, with roads and fortified camps along the river. Mountains enclose the valleys through which the river winds westward before turning south towards Mesopotamia.