Qalaouiyah
Qalaouiyah
قلويه | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Qalaouiyah Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′19″N 35°25′03″E / 33.25528°N 35.41750°E | |
| Grid position | 189/295 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | Nabatieh |
| District | Bint Jbeil |
| Elevation | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Qalaouiyah (Arabic: قلويه) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Etymology
[edit]According to E. H. Palmer, the name Kalawei comes from the ancient Kelabo.[1]
History
[edit]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 cisterns only."[2] They further noted: "Ancient remains and some lintels."[3]
Demographics
[edit]In 2014 Muslims made up 99.41% of registered voters in Qalaouiyah. 98.22% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
[edit]- Qalaouiyeh, Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
