Burj Qalaouiyah () is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon.
Etymology According to E. H. Palmer, the name Burj el Alawei means "the tower of the Alawei".Palmer, 1881, p. 20
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.”Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 86
On 13 March 2026, during the 2026 Lebanon war, 12 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a medical centre, killing several paramedics and doctors.
Demographics In 2014 Muslims made up 98.97% of registered voters in Burj Qalaouiyah. 97.71% of the voters were Shiite Muslims. https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/النبطية/بنت-جبيل/برج-قلاويه/المذاهب/
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External links Borj Qalaouiyeh, Localiban Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons