Burj Qallawiyah ( ar, برج قلويه ) is a village in the
Bint Jbeil District in southern
Lebanon.
Name
According to
E. H. Palmer
Edward Henry Palmer (7 August 184010 August 1882), known as E. H. Palmer, was an England, English oriental studies, orientalist and explorer.
Biography
Youth and education
Palmer was born in Green Street, Cambridge the son of a private schoo ...
, the name ''Burj el Alawei'' means "the tower of the Alawei".
History
In 1881, the
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* Palestine Exploration Fund
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* PEF Private University of Management Vienna
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* Perpetual Education Fund
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''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.”
[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 2:
IAAWikimedia commons
{{Bint Jbeil District
Populated places in Bint Jbeil District
Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon