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 / 34.59528°N 36.14111°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 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
The population in Tleil belongs to various Christian denominations.[3]
History
editIn 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
editIn 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
edit- ^ The mayor of Tleil reveals what happened this morning, 15 August, sawtbeirut
- ^ a b Tleil, Localiban
- ^ a b "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) - ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 184
- ^ At least 28 killed, 79 injured in Lebanon fuel tank explosion, August 15, 2021, by Reuters
- ^ Lebanon explosion: at least 28 killed in fuel tanker blast in Akkar, Gareth Browne, Elias Sakr, August 15, 2021,
- ^ Fuel explosion in Lebanon kills 20, wounding dozens, by Bassem Mroue and Zeina Karam, August 15, 2021, boston.com
- ^ Lebanon rages after deadly fuel tank explosion, Mohamed Hassan, 16 August 2021, Middleeasteye
Bibliography
editExternal links
edit- Tleil, Localiban