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(Redirected from Kleiat) This article is about the village in Lebanon. For the village and castle in the coastal mountain of Syria, see Qulay'a. Village in Keserwan-Jbeil
Qleiat قليعات
Village
Map showing the location of Ashqout within LebanonMap showing the location of Ashqout within LebanonQleiatLocation within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°58′21″N 35°42′50″E / 33.972435°N 35.714025°E / 33.972435; 35.714025
Country Lebanon
GovernorateKeserwan-Jbeil
DistrictKeserwan
Area
 • Total6.46 km (2.49 sq mi)
Elevation1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Qleiat (Arabic: قليعات; also spelled Qulaya'at, Qlaiaat, Qliyat, Qleiaat or Kleiat) is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. It is located 28 kilometers north of Beirut. Qleiat's average elevation is 1,050 meters above sea level and its total land area is 646 hectares. Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholic, with Christians from other denominations in the minority. The 17th-century Convent of the Sfeir (couvent des Sfeir). founded by chevalier Nader Sfeir is located in Kleiat.

References

  1. "Qleiaat". Localiban. Localiban. 2008-01-22. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. "Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban" (PDF). Localiban. Localiban. 2010. p. 19. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
Flag of Lebanon Keserwan District, Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate
Capital: Jounieh
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