Srifa
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.
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Key facts
• Name — Srifa • Native Name — صريفا • Settlement Type — Municipality • 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 • Area Total Km2 — 2.679 • 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
Etymology
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
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
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.52% of registered voters in Srifa. 98.64% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.
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