Tleil
تليل | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 34°35′43″N 36°08′28″E / 34.59528°N 36.14111°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Tuleil, whose inhabitants were Maronite or Greek Orthodox Christians, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. [4]
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]
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Tleil
تليل | |
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village | |
Coordinates: 34°35′43″N 36°08′28″E / 34.59528°N 36.14111°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
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]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted the village as Tuleil, whose inhabitants were Maronite or Greek Orthodox Christians, located east of esh-Sheikh Mohammed. [4]
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]
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