Burj Qalaouiyah

Burj Qalaouiyah
برج قلويه
Municipality
Map showing the location of Burj Qalaouiyah within Lebanon
Map showing the location of Burj Qalaouiyah within Lebanon
Burj Qalaouiyah
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 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.