Qlaiaa
القليعة | |
---|---|
Village | |
![]() Qlayaa | |
Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 35°33′57″E / 33.32917°N 35.56583°E | |
Grid position | 133/155 L |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
Qlaiaa ( Arabic: القليعة) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.
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.
Qlaiaa
القليعة | |
---|---|
Village | |
![]() Qlayaa | |
Coordinates: 33°19′45″N 35°33′57″E / 33.32917°N 35.56583°E | |
Grid position | 133/155 L |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
Qlaiaa ( Arabic: القليعة) is a village in the Marjeyoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Maronite Christians.
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.