Al-Qlaiaah

Al-Qlaiaah (Arabic: القليعة) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.

Al-Qlaiaah القليعة
Municipality
Al-Qlaiaah
Al-Qlaiaah Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 35°33′57″E
Grid position	133/155 L
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh Governorate
District	Marjayoun District
Elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer, the name means "the little castle".^[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Al-Qlaiaah's population as Maronite.^[2]

In 1870 Victor Guérin found the village to have 400 Maronite inhabitants.^[3]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing about 150 Christians; it contains a church, and is situated on a ridge, with vineyards, olives, figs, and arable land around; it has a birket and spring near."^[4] Note that a birket is a pool of water.

Demographics

In 2014 Christians made up 98.81% of registered voters in Al-Qlaiaah. 92.40% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.^[5]

See also

• Catholic Church in Lebanon

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 29
2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 137
3. Guerin, 1880, p. 279
4. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 89
5. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/مرجعيون/القليعة/المذاهب/

Bibliography

• Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Guérin, V. (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
• Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• 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

• Qlaiaa, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons