Burj Qalaouiyah
Municipality in Nabatieh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burj Qalaouiyah (Arabic: برج قلويه) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Burj Qalaouiyah
برج قلويه | |
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Municipality | |
 Burj Qalaouiyah Location within Lebanon | |
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| 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]
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