Srifa
Srifa
صريفا | |
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Municipality | |
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| Grid position | 187/298 PAL |
| Country | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre District |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.679 km2 (1.034 sq mi) |
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| Elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,750(as in 2,015) [1] |
| • Density | 1,770/km2 (4,590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 6883 |
| Dialing code | +961 |
Srifa[2] (Arabic: صريفا) is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. It is located 20.8 kilometres east of the city Tyros and 90 kilometers south of the capital Beirut. It is the birthplace of Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010.[3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]According to E. H. Palmer, the origin of the name is Sref. It has been suggested that the name means melting and purifying metals(the place of purification and smelting of metals)or it means "casting dirhams”. [4]
History
[edit | edit source]In 1875, during the late Ottoman era, Victor Guérin found here an ancient column, and a few cut stones, proving that the place was an ancient site.[5] Guérin found that the village had 150 Metawileh villagers.[6]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing about 200 Metawileh, it is situated on a hill, and surrounded by olives, figs, and arable land. Water from a spring; and cisterns in the village."[7]
The village was heavily bombed during the 2006 Lebanon War.[3] On July 12, the Israelis killed 4 civilians in the village,[8] while on July 19, they killed 17 Hezbollah fighters and 5 civilians.[9][10][11]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]In 2014 Muslims made up 99.52% of registered voters in Srifa. 98.64% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[12]
References
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- ^ From personal name; according to Palmer, 1881, p. 32
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- ^ Guérin, 1880, pp. 258-259; as cited in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 138
- ^ Guérin, 1880, pp. 258-259
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. 93-94
- ^ HRW, 2007, pp. 82- 88
- ^ Srifa was a bustling hillside village. Then yesterday the Israeli jets came, Clancy Chassay, 20 July 2006, The Guardian
- ^ HRW, 2007, pp. 103-104
- ^ Human Rights Watch (HRW), September 2007, "Why They Died", Civilian Casualties in Lebanon during the 2006 War
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Bibliography
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
- Srifa, Localiban
