Qalaouiyeh

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

Qalaouiyeh
قلويه
village
Map showing the location of  Burj Qallawiyah within Lebanon
Map showing the location of  Burj Qallawiyah within Lebanon
Qalaouiyeh
Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°15′19″N 35°25′03″E
Grid position189/295 PAL
Country Lebanon
GovernorateNabatieh
DistrictBint Jbeil
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code+961

Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Kalawei comes from the ancient Kelabo.[1]

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Burj Alawei as: “A village, built of stone, on high ground, containing 150 Metawileh, surrounded by olives, fig-trees, and arable land. The water supply is from cisterns only."[2] They further noted: "Ancient remains and some lintels."[3]

References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 23
  2. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 87
  3. Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116

Bibliography

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