Eğil

Eğil (Hittite: 𒅔𒃲𒀀𒉿, romanized: Ingalawa; Ottoman Turkish: اکيل;[2] Kurdish: Gêl)[3] is a municipality and district of Diyarbakır Province, Turkey.

[3] The elected mayor Mustafa Akkul of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was dismissed on the 23 March 2020 and replaced by a trustee.

It is identified with Carcathiocerta, the capital of the Kingdom of Sophene, and the ancient Armenian religious center of Angegh-tun (Angełtun).

[7] In 2018 parts of a village re-emerged in Eğil in the Çakırören neighbourhood, after the Dicle Dam suffered water level decrease due to a burst of one of the gates.

[11] The city, with its strategic location overlooking the west bank of the Tigris, is the oldest in the region,[dubious – discuss] with remains dating back to the Assyrian and Hellenistic periods.

Districts of Diyarbakır
Districts of Diyarbakır