Qalaouiyah () is a municipality in the Bint Jbeil District in southern Lebanon. Etymology According to E. H. Palmer, the name Kalawei comes from the ancient Kelabo.Palmer, 1881, p. 23
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."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 87 They further noted: "Ancient remains and some lintels."Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 116
Demographics In 2014 Muslims made up 99.41% of registered voters in Qalaouiyah. 98.22% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.
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External links Qalaouiyeh , Localiban Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA , Wikimedia commons