Qleiat

This article is about the village in Lebanon. For the village and castle in the coastal mountain of Syria, see Qulay'a.

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.^[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Maronite Catholic, with Christians from other denominations in the minority.^[2] The 17th-century Convent of the Sfeir (couvent des Sfeir). founded by chevalier Nader Sfeir is located in Kleiat.

Qleiat قليعات
Village
Qleiat Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33.972435°N 35.714025°E / 33.972435; 35.714025
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Keserwan-Jbeil
District	Keserwan
Area
• Total	6.46 km2 (2.49 sq mi)
Elevation	1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961