Borj Ech Chemali ( ar, برج الشمالي) is a town in the
Tyre District in South
Lebanon
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, located just east of
Tyre.
Name
According to
E. H. Palmer
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Biography
Youth and education
Palmer was born in Green Street, Cambridge the son of a private schoo ...
in 1881, the name ''Burj esh Shemâly'' means "the northern tower".
History
In 1875,
Victor Guérin
Victor Guérin (15 September 1821 – 21 Septembe 1890) was a French intellectual, explorer and amateur archaeologist. He published books describing the geography, archeology and history of the areas he explored, which included Greece, Asia Mino ...
found the village to be inhabited by 150
Métualis. The old fort was divided into several private dwellings.
In 1881, the
PEF's
''Survey of Western Palestine'' (SWP) described it as: "A large village built of stone, containing about 300
Metawileh, placed on a low ridge, with figs, olives, and arable land around. There are two good springs nearby.
They further noted that it was "a village with a similar tower of drafted masonry (as that of
Borj Rahal). The hill is crowned by a stronghold, the vaults of which, slightly ogival, do not appear older than the
Crusaders, but it was constructed of older blocks, some in drafted masonry while others are completely smoothed. About a mile to the south-west of this hill is a subterranean series of tombs, each containing several ranges of
loculi
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, which was explored by
Renan."
[Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p]
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References
Bibliography
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External links
Localiban
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1
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Populated places in Tyre District
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon