Tleil
تليل
village
Tleil is located in Lebanon
Tleil
Tleil
Coordinates: 34°35′43″N 36°08′28″E / 34.59528°N 36.14111°E / 34.59528; 36.14111
Country Lebanon
GovernorateAkkar
DistrictAkkar
Government
 • MayorJoseph Mansour[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
320 m (1,050 ft)
Population
 (2009)[3]
 • Total1,059 eligible voters
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Tleil (Arabic: تليل) (also Tlayleh, Tlaile, Tuleil, Tlayl, Al-Talil, Altalil) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.

The population in Tleil belongs to various Christian denominations.[3]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Tuleil, whose inhabitants were Maronite or Greek Orthodox Christians, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed.[4]

Modern era

In August 2021, at least 28 people were killed and 79 injured in Tleil after a fuel tank exploded. The fuel tanker had been confiscated by the Lebanese army from black marketeers, the fuel was then distributed/taken by the locals. The son of the man whose land the fuel tanker was located on, was later arrested, accused of deliberately causing the explosion.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ The mayor of Tleil reveals what happened this morning, 15 August, sawtbeirut
  2. 1 2 Tleil, Localiban
  3. 1 2 "Municipal and ikhtiyariah elections in Northern Lebanon" (PDF). The Monthly. March 2010. pp. 16, 21. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184
  5. ↑ At least 28 killed, 79 injured in Lebanon fuel tank explosion, August 15, 2021, by Reuters
  6. ↑ Lebanon explosion: at least 28 killed in fuel tanker blast in Akkar, Gareth Browne, Elias Sakr, August 15, 2021,
  7. ↑ Fuel explosion in Lebanon kills 20, wounding dozens, by Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam, August 15, 2021, boston.com
  8. ↑ Lebanon rages after deadly fuel tank explosion, Mohamed Hassan, 16 August 2021, Middleeasteye

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