Burj Qalaouiyah

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

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

Etymology

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

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.”

Demographics

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

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