Borj Qalaouiyeh

Burj Qallawiyah
برج قلويه
village
Map showing the location of Burj Qallawiyah within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Burj Qallawiyah within Lebanon
Burj Qallawiyah
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°15′38″N 35°25′08″E / 33.26056°N 35.41889°E / 33.26056; 35.41889
Grid position189/296 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh
DistrictBint Jbeil
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

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

Name

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]

References

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 20
  2. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 86

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