Burj Qalaouiyah
Burj Qalaouiyah (Arabic: 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.
CountryLebanonGovernorateNabatiehDistrictBint JbeilTime zoneDialing codeArabicBint Jbeil DistrictE. H. PalmerSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP)MetawilehMuslimsShiite MuslimsConder, C.R.Kitchener, H.H.Committee of the Palestine Exploration FundPalmer, E.H.Nabatieh GovernorateAin EbelAitarounAynataAyta al-JabalAyta ash-ShaabBeit LifBeit YahounBaraashitDeir IntarAl-GhandouriyahHaddathaAl-JumayjimahKfar DouninKherbet SelemKouninMaroun al-RasQalaouiyahAl-QaouzahRashafRamiyahRmaishSafad al-BattikhShaqraSrobbinAs-SultaniyahTibninAt-TiriYarounAard el BorjBelat templeChalaabounDouwaraKhallet el HamraWadi KouraWadi YarounWadi al-TaymWadi Saluki