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'''Eyl''' ({{lang-so|Ceel}}, {{lang-ar|عيل}}) also called '''Illig''', is aan historicancient port town in the northeastern [[Nugal, Somalia|Nugal]] region of [[Somalia]]. Itin currentlythe autonomous [[Puntland]] region, also servesserving as the capital of the [[Eyl District]]. ItEyl, also called '''Illig''', was also the capital of the [[Dervish movement (Somali)|Dervish]] infrom 1905 onwards, until it was superseded by [[Taleh]] in 1909.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hoehne |first=Markus |date=2014 |title=An Appraisal of the ‘Dervish State’in Northern Somalia (1899–1920) |url=https://wardheernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/An-appraisal-of-the-‘Dervish-state’_Marcus.pdf |journal=University of Liepzig, Germanywhich |volume=1}}</ref><ref>{{Citebecame journalDervish |last=Telepneva |first=Natalia |date=2020-12-01 |title=A cultural heritage for national liberation? The Soviet-Somali historical expedition, Soviet African studies, and the Cold Warcapital in the Horn of Africa |url=https://www1909.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13527258.2019.1664620 |journal=International Journal of Heritage Studies |language=en |volume=26 |issue=12 |pages=1185–1202 |doi= |issn=1352-7258}}</ref>

The notion of the building of fortresses or [[Dhulbahante garesa]]s for Dervish inhabitation was conceived in pre-1902 when the Dervishes built a fort at Halin, subsequently at Eyl also called Illig. According to the British War Office, the castle at Illig was exclusively inhabited by the Dhulbahante clan, and in particular by the Bah Ali Gheri subclan of the Dhulbahante:<ref>Official History of the Operations in Somaliland, 1901-04 Great Britain. War Office. General Staff · 1907 , PAGE 264</ref>

In March 2012, the [[Puntland Maritime Police Force]] (PMPF) dispatched a unit of officers and support elements to Eyl at the request of the municipal authorities. The move was intended to ensure permanent security in the area and to support the local administration. To this end, PMPF soldiers were slated to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the town earmarked for counter-piracy activities and to begin construction of a logistics airstrip, and to engage in water-drilling.<ref name="PMPFEE">{{cite news|title=Puntland Marine Police Force Enter Eyl|url=http://somaliareport.com/index.php/post/2978/Puntland_Marine_Police_Force_Enter_Eyl_|access-date=30 December 2014|newspaper=Somalia Report|date=2 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324073532/http://somaliareport.com/index.php/post/2978/Puntland_Marine_Police_Force_Enter_Eyl_|archive-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> In December 2014, Puntland President [[Abdiweli Mohamed Ali]] laid the foundation stone for a new PMPF base in Eyl, which occupies an area of 300 square meters on land donated by the municipality.<ref name="Gsplpfvtfph">{{cite news|title=Somalia: Puntland leader pays first visit to Former Pirate Hub|url=http://www.garoweonline.com/page/show/post/1354/somalia-puntland-leader-pays-first-visit-to-former-pirate-hub|access-date=30 December 2014|newspaper=Garowe Online|date=30 December 2014|archive-date=15 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315084004/http://www.garoweonline.com/page/show/post/1354/somalia-puntland-leader-pays-first-visit-to-former-pirate-hub|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Eyl has a population of around 21,700 inhabitants.<ref name="Tsctp">{{cite web|title=Somalia City & Town Population|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|publisher=Tageo|access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> The broader [[Eyl District]] has a total population of around 32,345 residents.<ref name="Rdatp">{{cite web|title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)|url=https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf|publisher=UNDP|access-date=21 September 2013}}</ref> [[Leelkase]] and [[Majeerteen]] are mainly the dominant clanclans inand Eylmake up the majority of the population.<ref name="Rdatp2">{{cite web |title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft) |url=https://www.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163211/https://www.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2018 |accessdate=21 September 2013 |publisher=UNDP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite report |url=https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1417499/ |title=Somalia: Puntland’s Punted Polls |last=International Crisis Group |first= |date=2013-12-19 |publisher=International Crisis Group (ICG) |issue=97 |location=Nairobi/Brussels}}</ref>

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