Burj Qalaouiyah | |
Native Name: | برج قلويه |
Native Name Lang: | ara |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Pushpin Map: | Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map showing the location of Burj Qalaouiyah within Lebanon |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Lebanon |
Coordinates: | 33.2606°N 35.4189°W |
Grid Position: | 189/296 PAL |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Nabatieh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bint Jbeil |
Leader Title: | mayor |
Elevation M: | 470 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | +961 |
Burj Qalaouiyah (ar| برج قلويه ) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Burj el Alawei means "the tower of the Alawei".[1]
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]
In 2014 Muslims made up 98.97% of registered voters in Burj Qalaouiyah. 97.71% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[3]
. Edward Henry Palmer. 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.