Tfail تفيل | |
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Village | |
  Tfail Location in Lebanon | |
| Coordinates:33°51′N36°22′E / 33.850°N 36.367°E /33.850; 36.367 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Baalbek-Hermel Governorate |
| District | Baalbek District |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Tfail (Arabic:طفيل) is a village in easternBaalbek District,Baalbek-Hermel Governorate,Lebanon. It is one of thehighest villages in Lebanon. It has a population of about 3,000[citation needed]Sunni residents and is the most remote village in Lebanon, lying at the tip of a finger of territory that juts into Syria.[1]
On 1 May 2014, Tfail was thetarget of Syrian barrel bomb attacks. During theQalamoun offensive (June–August 2014), the village was surrounded by Hezbollah and Syrian Army forces. Tfail is also considered one of the highest villages in Lebanon with an elevation of 1660 meters.[citation needed]
Capital:Baalbek | ||
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