| Al-Qlaiaah | |
| Native Name: | القليعة |
| Native Name Lang: | ara |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Al-Qlaiaah within Lebanon |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
| Coordinates: | 33.3292°N 35.5658°W |
| Grid Position: | 133/155 L |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  |
| Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
| Subdivision Name1: | Nabatieh Governorate |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marjayoun District |
| Elevation M: | 660 |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | +961 |
Al-Qlaiaah (ar|القليعة) is a municipality in the Marjayoun 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 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.
In 2014 Christians made up 98.81% of registered voters in Al-Qlaiaah. 92.40% of the voters were Maronite Catholics.[5]
