Burj Qalaouiyah

Burj Qalaouiyah برج قلويه
Municipality
Burj Qalaouiyah Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°15′38″N 35°25′08″E
Grid position	189/296 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh
District	Bint Jbeil
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Burj Qalaouiyah (Arabic: برج قلويه) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Burj el Alawei means "the tower of the Alawei".^[1]

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Burj Alawei as: “A village, built of stone, containing about 300 Metawileh, situated on upland, with a few olives, figs, and some arable land round. The water supply is from a well and spring.”^[2]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 98.97% of registered voters in Burj Qalaouiyah. 97.71% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.^[3]

References

1. Palmer, 1881, p. 20
2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 86
3. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/برج-قلاويه/المذاهب/

Bibliography

• Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
• Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.

External links

• Borj Qalaouiyeh, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons