Al-Qlaiaah
Al-Qlaiaah
القليعة | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Al-Qlaiaah Al-Qlaiaah | |
Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 35°33′57″E / 33.32917°N 35.56583°E | |
| Grid position | 133/155 L |
| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg 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 |
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Al-Qlaiaah (Arabic: القليعة) is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.
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
References
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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - 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.
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- Qlaiaa, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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- Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000
- Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon
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