Qlaiaa (Arabic: القليعة) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.
Qlaiaa
القليعة
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Village
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Qlayaa
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  Qlaiaa Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 35°33′57″E / 33.32917°N 35.56583°E / 33.32917; 35.56583 | |
| Grid position | 133/155 L |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh Governorate |
| District | Marjeyoun District |
| Elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
According to E. H. Palmer, the name means "the little castle".[1]
In 1838, Eli Smith noted Qlaiaa'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 1 50 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.
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