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Al-Qlaiaah

Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 35°33′57″E / 33.32917°N 35.56583°E / 33.32917; 35.56583
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Al-Qlaiaah
القليعة
Municipality
Al-Qlaiaah
Al-Qlaiaah
Map showing the location of Al-Qlaiaah within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Al-Qlaiaah within Lebanon
Al-Qlaiaah
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 35°33′57″E / 33.32917°N 35.56583°E / 33.32917; 35.56583
Grid position133/155 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjayoun District
Elevation
660 m (2,170 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

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

Etymology

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

History

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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

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