Qalaouiyeh
# Qalaouiyeh

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

## Name

According to E. H. Palmer, 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 cisterns only." They further noted: "Ancient remains and some lintels."

