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Name

According to

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, the name ''Kalawei'' comes from the ancient ''Kelabo''.

History

In 1881, the PEF'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

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s only." They further noted: "Ancient remains and some

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s."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p
116
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Localiban *Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2:
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{{Bint Jbeil District Populated places in the Israeli security zone 1985–2000 Populated places in Bint Jbeil District Shia Muslim communities in Lebanon