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Burj Qalaouiyah

Coordinates: 33°15′38″N 35°25′08″E / 33.26056°N 35.41889°E / 33.26056; 35.41889
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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 (Template:Lang-ar) 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

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.
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