Eyl (Somalia)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Eyl (Somalia)
Coordinates
49.85 49.85 7.966666666 7.966666666 (gooearth )
Associated country
Somalia
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 145382402
Wikidata: Q1019060
Library of congress: n 00906350
Sources of Information
  • The Somalia inshore lobster resource, 1999:t.p. (Eyl)

Wikipedia description:

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 Eyl, also called Illig, was the capital of the Dervish from 1905 onwards, until superseded by Taleh, which became Dervish capital in 1909.

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