Baskil

Baskil (Baskîl) is a town of Elazığ Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Baskil District. Its population is 4,826 (2021).

In the 2019 local elections, AKP mayor İhsan Akmurat narrowly won reelection, beating the MHP candidate Tuncer Turus by 49.77% to 48.57%.

Climate
Baskil has a dry-summer humid continental climate (Köppen: Dsa), with hot, dry summers and cold, snowy winters.