Qlaiaa

Qlaiaa (Arabic: القليعة) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.

Qlaiaa
القليعة
Village
Qlayaa
Qlayaa
Map showing the location of Qabrikha within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Qabrikha within Lebanon
Qlaiaa
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 35°33′57″E
Grid position133/155 L
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh Governorate
DistrictMarjeyoun District
Elevation
660 m (2,170 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Name

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

History

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.

See also

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

Bibliography

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