Eğil
Eğil is a town in Southeastern Anatolia, with a predominantly Kurdish population of 4600 in 2022. It's part of Diyarbakır province and easily reached from that city, but has become cut off from the east as a barrage lake now floods the Tigris valley.
- Town with about 23,400 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 850 metres (2,790 feet)
- …is also known as “Eğil district”
- Description: district of Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey
- Historically known as“Aşipalis”“Encil”“Enigelene”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ilgın and Balım.
Ilgın
Village
Ilgın is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Eğil, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey.
Balım
Village
Balım is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Eğil, Diyarbakır Province in Turkey. Balım is situated 4½ km north of Eğil.
Eğil
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Latitude
38.2576° or 38° 15′ 27″ north
Longitude
40.0845° or 40° 5′ 4″ east
Open location code
8HC2735M+2R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Western Mari—“Eğil” goes by many names.
ἘπιφάνειαAncient Greek (to 1453)
ΚαρκαθίόκερταAncient Greek (to 1453)
إِكِيلArabic
قضاء إكيلArabic
ԱգիլArmenian
EğilAsturian
Eğil (distritu)Asturian
Eğil İlçesiCebuano
گێلCentral Kurdish
ЭгӀилChechen
埃伊爾Chinese
ԱնգեղտունClassical Armenian
ԱնգղClassical Armenian
ԱրկաթիակերտClassical Armenian
ՎաղարշոպոլիսClassical Armenian
EğilDimli (individual language)
GêlDimli (individual language)
EğilDutch
ΕγκίλGreek
ΚαρκαθιόκερταGreek
𒅔𒃲𒀀𒉿Hittite
EğilIrish
Distretto di EğilItalian
エーイル郡Japanese
ÊgilKurdish
GêlKurdish
ئێگلKurdish
CarcathiocertaLatin
EğilMalay
EğilMin Nan Chinese
EğilNorwegian
EğilNorwegian Bokmål
اكيلOttoman Turkish (1500-1928)
اغیلPersian
اغیل (ترکیه)Persian
ЭгильRussian
ЕгилSerbian
EğilSwahili
ЕгыйлTatar
Егыйл (Эгыйль)Tatar
EğilTurkish
اگیلUrdu
EğilVietnamese
Ագել (historical)Western Armenian
ԱկիլWestern Armenian
ԱկլWestern Armenian
Անգել (historical)Western Armenian
Անգեղ (historical)Western Armenian
ԷկիլWestern Armenian
ЭгильWestern Mari
Localities in the Area
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Southeastern Anatolia: Highlights
Learn more about Gaziantep and Diyarbakır.
