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See also:EGIN (Armenian Agn, " the See also:spring ")
, an important See also:town in the Mamuret el-Aziz vilayet of See also:Asiatic See also:Turkey (See also:altitude 3300 ft.)
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Pop. about 20,000, fairly equally divided between Armenian Christians and Moslems
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It is picturesquely situated in a See also:theatre of lofty, abrupt rocks, on the right See also:bank of the western See also:Euphrates, which is crossed by a wooden See also:bridge
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Turkish mean of "Eğin" is a "back" and "ridge". This town was civilized by Seljuk Turks in 1071. This town's new name is "Kemaliye".
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