Burj Qallawiyah
Burj Qallawiyah () 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.”