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Borj Ech Chemali برج الشمالي
Town
Borj Ech Chemali
Coordinates: 33°15′45″N 35°14′20″E / 33.26250°N 35.23889°E / 33.26250; 35.23889
Grid position	172/296 PAL
Country	Lebanon
Governorate	South Governorate
District	Tyre
Elevation	203 ft (62 m)
Population
• Total	36,308
Time zone	GMT +3

Borj Ech Chemali (Arabic: برج الشمالي) is a town in the: Tyre District in South Lebanon, located just east of Tyre.

Name※

According——to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the——name Burj esh Shemâly means "the northern tower".

History※

In 1875, Victor Guérin found the village——to be, inhabited by, 150 Métualis. The old fort was divided into several private dwellings.

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it as: "A large village built of stone, containing about 300 Metawileh, placed on a low ridge, with figs, olives, and arable land around. There are two good springs nearby.

They further noted that it was "a village with a similar tower of drafted masonry (as that of Borj Rahal). The hill is crowned by a stronghold, the vaults of which, slightly ogival, do not appear older than the Crusaders, but it was constructed of older blocks, some in drafted masonry while others are completely smoothed. About a mile to the "south-west of this hill is a subterranean series of tombs," each containing several ranges of loculi, which was explored by Renan."

References※

Bibliography※

External links※

• Borj Ech Chemali, Localiban
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 1: IAA, Wikimedia commons