Burj Qallawiyah
# Burj Qallawiyah

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

## Name

According to E. H. Palmer, the name Burj el Alawei means "the tower of the Alawei".

## History

In 1881, the PEF's 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.”

