Grid position 189/295 PAL Governorate Nabatieh Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft) Area code +961 | Country Lebanon District Bint Jbeil Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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Qalaouiyeh (Arabic: قلويه ) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
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Map of Qalaouiyeh, Lebanon
Name
According to E. H. Palmer, the name Kalawei comes from the ancient Kelabo.
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." They further noted: "Ancient remains and some lintels."
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Qalaouiyeh Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA