# Qleiat

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{{about|the village in Lebanon|the village and castle in the coastal mountain of Syria|Qulay'a}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Qleiat
| native_name             = {{Nobold|قليعات}}
| native_name_lang        = ar<!-- ISO 639-2 code: "fr" for French, "ara" for Arabic -->
| settlement_type         = Village
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| pushpin_map             = Lebanon
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| pushpin_map_alt         = Map showing the location of Ashqout within Lebanon
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location within Lebanon
| coordinates             = {{coord|33.972435|35.714025|region:LB_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{flagcountry|Lebanon}}
| subdivision_type1       = [Governorate](/source/Governorates_of_Lebanon)
| subdivision_name1       =  [Keserwan-Jbeil](/source/Keserwan-Jbeil_Governorate)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/Districts_of_Lebanon)
| subdivision_name2       = [Keserwan](/source/Keserwan_District)
| established_title       = <!-- Founded -->
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| leader_title            = Mayor
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| area_total_km2          = 6.46
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| elevation_m             = 1,050
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| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [EET](/source/Eastern_European_Time)
| utc_offset1             = +2
| timezone1_DST           = [EEST](/source/Eastern_European_Summer_Time)
| utc_offset1_DST         = +3
| postal_code_type        = Postal code
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| area_code_type          = [Dialing code](/source/Telephone_numbers_in_Lebanon)
| area_code               = +961
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}}
'''Qleiat''' ({{langx|ar|قليعات}}; also spelled  ''Qulaya'at'', ''Qlaiaat'', ''Qliyat'', ''Qleiaat'' or ''Kleiat'') is a town and municipality in the [Keserwan District](/source/Keserwan_District) of the  [Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate](/source/Keserwan-Jbeil_Governorate) of [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon). It is located 28 kilometers north of [Beirut](/source/Beirut). Qleiat's average elevation is 1,050 meters above sea level and its total land area is 646 [hectare](/source/hectare)s.<ref name="localiban">{{cite web|title=Qleiaat|url=http://www.localiban.org/article4483.html|website=Localiban|publisher=Localiban|access-date=2009-07-24|date=2008-01-22}}</ref> Its inhabitants are predominantly [Maronite Catholic](/source/Maronites), with Christians from other denominations in the minority.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elections municipales et ikhtiariah au Mont-Liban|url=http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf|website=Localiban|publisher=Localiban|access-date=2016-02-12|page=19|format=pdf|date=2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724081015/http://www.localiban.org/IMG/pdf/Elections_municipales_libanaises_2010_-_Mont-Liban.pdf|archive-date=2015-07-24}}</ref>  The 17th-century Convent of the Sfeir ''(couvent des Sfeir).'' founded by chevalier Nader Sfeir is located in Kleiat.

==References==
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{{Keserwan District}}

Category:Populated places in Keserwan District
Category:Maronite Christian communities in Lebanon

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