Grid position 189/296 PAL Governorate Nabatieh Elevation 470 m (1,540 ft) Area code +961 | Country Lebanon District Bint Jbeil Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Burj Qallawiyah (Arabic: برج قلويه ) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
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Name
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Burj el Alawei means "the tower of the Alawei".
History
In 1881, the Palestine Exploration Fund'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.”
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