Al-Qlaiaah

Al-Qlaiaah is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in southern Lebanon. The inhabitants are mainly Lebanese [Maronite Christians|Maronite Christians].

Etymology

According to Edward [Henry Palmer|E. H. Palmer], the name means "the little castle".

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Al-Qlaiaah's population as Maronite.
In 1870 Victor Guérin found the village to have 400 Maronite inhabitants.
In 1881, the PEF's PEF [Survey of Palestine|Survey of Western Palestine ] 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." Note that a birket is a pool of water.

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