Tleil

For other uses, see Tulayl.

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 [2]
• Total	3.07 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	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

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]