Tleil
Village in Akkar
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Tleil (Arabic: تليل) (also Tlayleh, Tlaile, Tuleil, Tlayl, Al-Talil, Altalil) is a town in Akkar Governorate, Lebanon, close to the border with Syria.
Tleil
تليل | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Tleil | |
| Coordinates: 34°35′43″N 36°08′28″E | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Akkar |
| District | Akkar |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joseph Mansour[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2009)[3] | |
• Total | 1,059 eligible voters |
| • Density | 345/km2 (893/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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
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]