Akyol

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A village in the Diyarbakir province of Turkey, it was previously called Kırkıran and, earlier still, Kilis or Kilisi. The last (and earliest) name apparently preserves that of the Iron-Age town of Qilissa mentioned in Assyrian sources.
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Coordinates:   38°7'25"N   40°55'29"E
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