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Qalaouiyeh

Qalaouiyeh

Village in Nabatieh

Qalaouiyeh (Arabic: قلويه) is a village in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.

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Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Kalawei comes from the ancient Kelabo.[1]

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 cisterns only."[2] They further noted: "Ancient remains and some lintels."[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Palmer, 1881, p. 23
  2. [2]
    Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 87
  3. [3]
    Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116

Bibliography

  • 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.
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