Qalaouiyah
Municipality in Nabatieh
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Qalaouiyah (Arabic: قلويه) is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Qalaouiyah
قلويه | |
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Municipality | |
  Qalaouiyah Location within Lebanon | |
| Coordinates: 33°15′19″N 35°25′03″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 |
Etymology
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]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.41% of registered voters in Qalaouiyah. 98.22% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]