Qalaouiyeh

Qalaouiyeh
قلويه
village
Map showing the location of  Burj Qallawiyah within Lebanon
Qalaouiyeh

Location within Lebanon

Coordinates: 33°15′19″N 35°25′03″E / 33.25528°N 35.41750°E / 33.25528; 35.41750Coordinates: 33°15′19″N 35°25′03″E / 33.25528°N 35.41750°E / 33.25528; 35.41750
Grid position 189/295 PAL
Country  Lebanon
Governorate Nabatieh
District Bint Jbeil
Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Dialing code +961

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

Name

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

History

In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund'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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