Srifa
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Srifa |
| native_name | صريفا |
| native_name_lang | ara |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| pushpin_map | Lebanon |
| pushpin_map_alt | Map showing the location of Srifa within Lebanon |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location within Lebanon |
| coordinates | |
| grid_position | 187/298 PAL |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Lebanon |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate |
| subdivision_name1 | South Governorate |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Tyre District |
| established_title | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.679 |
| area_note | |
| elevation_m | 450 |
| population_total | 4,750(as in 2015) |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone1 | EET |
| utc_offset1 | +2 |
| timezone1_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +3 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 6883 |
| area_code_type | Dialing code |
| area_code | +961 |
| :: |
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Srifa () 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.
Etymology
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”.
History
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. Guérin found that the village had 150 Metawileh villagers.
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."
The village was heavily bombed during the 2006 Lebanon War. On July 12, the Israelis killed 4 civilians in the village, while on July 19, they killed 17 Hezbollah fighters and 5 civilians.
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.52% of registered voters in Srifa. 98.64% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.
References
Bibliography
References
- (May 2025). "Srifa - Population Trends and Demographics - CityFacts}}{{better source". city-facts.com.
- From personal name; according to Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/32/mode/1up 32]
- (May 17, 2010). "Miss USA from powerful Shiite family". [[msnbc.com]].
- "Dictionary of Jabal Amel Village". Imam Al-Sadiq Foundation for Research in the Heritage of the Scholars of Jabal Amel.
- Guérin, 1880, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n298/mode/2up 258-259]; as cited in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/138/mode/1up 138]
- Guérin, 1880, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n298/mode/2up 258-259]
- Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/93/mode/1up 93]-94
- HRW, 2007, pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8P9-VqpNRv4C&pg=PA82 82]- 88
- [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jul/20/syria.israelandthepalestinians4 Srifa was a bustling hillside village. Then yesterday the Israeli jets came], Clancy Chassay, 20 July 2006, [[The Guardian]]
- HRW, 2007, pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8P9-VqpNRv4C&pg=PA103 103]-104
- Human Rights Watch (HRW), September 2007, [https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/lebanon0907.pdf ''"Why They Died"''], Civilian Casualties in Lebanon during the 2006 War
- "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة صريفا، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان".
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