Tleil

Tleil

تليل
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
Area
• Total	3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (2009)
• 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]

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

^ 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

Robinson, E.; Smith, E. (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838. Vol. 3. Boston: Crocker & Brewster.

External links

Tleil, Localiban

[1] The mayor of Tleil reveals what happened this morning, 15 August, sawtbeirut

[localiban-2] Tleil, Localiban

[Municipal-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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