Burj Qalaouiyah

Burj Qalaouiyah (Arabic: برج قلويه) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.

Burj Qalaouiyah برج قلويه
Municipality
Burj Qalaouiyah Location within Lebanon
Coordinates: 33°15′38″N 35°25′08″E
Grid position	189/296 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	Nabatieh
District	Bint Jbeil
Elevation	470 m (1,540 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Dialing code	+961

Etymology

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]

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 98.97% of registered voters in Burj Qalaouiyah. 97.71% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.^[3]