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Country
  
Area
  
499 km²

Post code
  
21470


Eğil (or Egil) (Ottoman Turkish: اکيل‎, Kurdish: Êgil‎, Zazaki: Gêl) is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey.

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Eğil is an ancient city 50 km away from Diyarbakir with many ancient forts and caves dating to the time of the Armenian kingdom of Sophene. It is identified with ancient Armenian city of Carcathiocerta. It is known as "City of Prophets." It has been ruled by the Armenians, the Assyrians, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Abbasids, the Seljuks, the Ottoman Empire, and (currently) the Republic of Turkey.

The majority of the population of the district is Zaza, and is composed of Turks.

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Eğil Wikipedia


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