Tleil

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

For other uses, see Tulayl.
Tleil
تليل
village
Tleil is located in Lebanon
Tleil
Tleil
Coordinates: 34°35′43″N 36°08′28″E
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

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
Main article: 2021 Akkar explosion

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. Tleil, Localiban
  3. "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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