Atil
For the small town and municipality in the
Mexican state of
Sonora see
Atil, Sonora Atil, also spelled Itil (literally meaning "Big River"), was the capital of
Khazaria from the middle of the
8th century until the end of the
10th century. The word is also a
Turkic name for the
Volga River.Atil was located along the Volga delta at the northwestern corner of the
Caspian Sea. Following the defeat of the
Khazars in the Second Khazar-Arab war, Atil became the capital of Khazaria. The city is referred to as
Khamlij in
9th century Arab sources, and the name Atil appears in the
10th century. At its height, the city was a major center of trade, and consisted of three parts separated by the Volga. The western part contained the administrative center of the city, with a court house and a large military garrison. The eastern part of the city was built later and acted as the commercial center of the Atil, and had many public baths and shops. Between them was an island on which stood the palaces of the Khazar
Khagan and
Bek. The island was connected to one of the other parts of the city by a pontoon bridge. According to Arab sources, one half of the city was referred to as Atil, while the other was named Khazaran.
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Atil, Sonora
Atil (also Átil) is a small town and
municipality in the northwest of the
Mexican state of
Sonora. The total area is 400.43 sq. km. and the population of the municipality was 734 in 2005 of which 699 lived in the municipal seat (2000). Neighboring municipalities are Tubutama, Trincheras,
Oquitoa, and
Altar.
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atıl
adj.
unemployed; inert, inactive, unproductive; faecal [Brit.], fecal
atılmak
v.
rush, dash, make a dash, take a step, adventure, burst, dart, embark, embark upon, fling, fly, hurl oneself, launch out into, leap, walk the plank, plunge, rip into, shoot ahead, stand out, stand out against, start in, throw on, throw oneself into
atıl
inactive, inert