Eyl is an ancient port town in the northeastern Nugal region of Somalia in the autonomous Puntland region, also serving as the capital of the Eyl District. Eyl, also called Illig, was the capital of the Dervish from 1905 onwards, until superseded by Taleh, which became Dervish capital in 1909.
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Place details
- Locality
- Eyl-Badey
- Region
- Nugaal نوجال
- Country
- Soomaaliya الصومال
- Population
- 18,904
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Eyl
- Settlement.other_name
- Eil
- Settlement.nickname
- Illig
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Aerial view of Eyl town.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Aerial view of Eyl town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Somalia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Somalia.
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Nugal
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Eyl
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Faysal Khaliif Wacays
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- بربرة
- Country
- Somalia
- Located in
- Eyl District
- Population
- 21700
- Elevation
- 50
- Image
- Eyltown2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Eyl
- native label
- بربرة
- different from
- Eyl
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Article · 日本語
エイル（またはイール, 英: Eyl）はソマリア東部、プントランド南部の海沿いにある町。主な住民はソマリ族ダロッドのマジェルテーン氏族とリールケース氏族 (Leelkase) 。 エイルはハフーン半島の基部にあり (Hafun) にも近い。古代からインド洋交易の拠点であり、漁業が盛んな地域であるが、ソマリア国内で2004年のスマトラ島沖地震による死傷者が最も多かった地域でもある。近年、ソマリア海賊の2大拠点のひとつになっている。
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