Al-Tlul
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| official_name = Al-Tlul
| native_name = التلول
| native_name_lang = ar
| settlement_type = Village
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| subdivision_name = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg}} Syria
| subdivision_type1 = Governorate
| subdivision_name1 = Idlib
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Harem District
| subdivision_type3 = Subdistrict
| subdivision_name3 = Salqin Nahiyah
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| population_total = 1703
| population_as_of = 2004
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Al-Tlul or Al-Tloul ({{langx|ar|التلول}}) is a Syrian village located in Salqin Nahiyah in Harem District, Idlib. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Al-Tlul had a population of 1703 in the 2004 census.{{cite web|title=General Census of Population 2004.|url=https://www.humanitarianresponse.info/sites/www.humanitarianresponse.info/files/syr_pop_2004_sycensus_0.xls |access-date= 2015-12-09}}
History
After the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, and following heavy rains in the region, an earthen embankment on the Orontes River (the Al Talul packwall dam) failed, causing flooding to the surrounding area.{{Cite web| last = REACH| title = Northwest Syria - Earthquake Exposed Dams: Al Talul packwall dam collapse - 9 Feb 2023 - Syrian Arab Republic| work = ReliefWeb| accessdate = 2023-02-24| date = 2023-02-10| url = https://reliefweb.int/map/syrian-arab-republic/northwest-syria-earthquake-exposed-dams-al-talul-packwall-dam-collapse-9-feb-2023}} Almost all of its residents were forced to leave the village; about 500 families were displaced. According to Reuters, citing local residents, between 35 and 40 people died and most buildings in Al-Tlul were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake.{{cite news |last1=Ashawi |first1=K. |date=10 February 2023 |title=Shielded from war, Syria town emptied out by earthquake and floods |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/shielded-war-syria-town-emptied-out-by-earthquake-floods-2023-02-09/ |access-date=11 February 2023}}
References
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Category:Populated places in Harem District
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