Eyl District

Coordinates: 7°58′00″N 49°51′00″E / 7.96667°N 49.85000°E / 7.96667; 49.85000
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Eyl
Eyl is located in Somalia
Eyl
Eyl
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 7°58′00″N 49°51′00″E / 7.96667°N 49.85000°E / 7.96667; 49.85000
Country Somalia
Regional State Puntland
RegionNugal
CapitalEyl
Population
 • Total32,345 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Eyl District (Somali: Degmada Eyl) is a district in the northeastern Nugal region of Somalia. Its capital is Eyl.

Eyl is a part of the area of Puntland, which is a region of Somalia. It has been targeted by ISIS and other terroristic groups from 2015-2019 after being wiped out from Iraq.

It is currently controlled by the Puntland government.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.

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