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Not to be confused with the typeface [Serifa](/source/Serifa).

Municipality in South Governorate

Srifa صريفا Municipality Srifa Location within Lebanon Coordinates: 33°16′53″N 35°23′47″E / 33.28139°N 35.39639°E / 33.28139; 35.39639 Grid position 187/298 PAL Country Lebanon Governorate South Governorate District Tyre District Area • Total 2.679 km2 (1.034 sq mi) [1] 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](/source/Arabic_language): صريفا, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Arabic): *Ṣrīfā*) is a municipality in [Southern Lebanon](/source/Southern_Lebanon), located in [Tyre District](/source/Tyre_District), [Governorate of South Lebanon](/source/South_Governorate). It is located 20.8 kilometres east of the city [Tyros](/source/Tyros) and 90 kilometers south of the capital [Beirut](/source/Beirut). It is the birthplace of [Rima Fakih](/source/Rima_Fakih), [Miss USA](/source/Miss_USA) 2010.[3]

## Etymology

According to [E. H. Palmer](/source/Edward_Henry_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

In 1875, during the late [Ottoman](/source/Ottoman_Empire) era, [Victor Guérin](/source/Victor_Gu%C3%A9rin) found here an ancient [column](/source/Column), and a few cut stones, proving that the place was an ancient site.[5] Guérin found that the village had 150 [Metawileh](/source/Metawileh) villagers.[6]

In 1881, the [PEF](/source/Palestine_Exploration_Fund)'s [*Survey of Western Palestine* (SWP)](/source/PEF_Survey_of_Palestine) described it: "A village, built of stone, containing about 200 [Metawileh](/source/Metawileh), it is situated on a hill, and surrounded by olives, figs, and arable land. Water from a spring; and [cisterns](/source/Cistern) in the village."[7]

The village was heavily bombed during the [2006 Lebanon War](/source/2006_Lebanon_War).[3] On July 12, the Israelis killed 4 civilians in the village,[8] while on July 19, they killed 17 [Hezbollah](/source/Hezbollah) fighters and 5 civilians.[9][10][11]

## Demographics

In 2014 [Muslims](/source/Islam_in_Lebanon) made up 99.52% of registered voters in Srifa. 98.64% of the voters were [Shiite Muslims](/source/Lebanese_Shia_Muslims).[12]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-CityFacts_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-CityFacts_1-1) ["Srifa - Population Trends and Demographics - CityFacts"](https://www.city-facts.com/srifa/population). city-facts.com.[*[better source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Questionable_sources)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** From personal name; according to Palmer, 1881, p. [32](https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/32/mode/1up)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-msnbc20100517_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-msnbc20100517_3-1) ["Miss USA from powerful Shiite family"](https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna37193792), *[msnbc.com](/source/Msnbc.com)*, [Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press), May 17, 2010, [archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100519130604/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/37193792/ns/today-today_fashion_and_beauty/) from the original on May 19, 2010, retrieved May 17, 2010

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Daher, Al Cheick Saliman. [*Dictionary of Jabal Amel Village*](https://books.rafed.net/view.php?type=c_fbook&b_id=2500&page=18). Imam Al-Sadiq Foundation for Research in the Heritage of the Scholars of Jabal Amel. p. 408.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Guérin, 1880, pp. [258-259](https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n298/mode/2up); as cited in Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. [138](https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/138/mode/1up)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Guérin, 1880, pp. [258-259](https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr00gugoog#page/n298/mode/2up)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, pp. [93](https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp01conduoft#page/93/mode/1up)-94

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** HRW, 2007, pp. [82](https://books.google.com/books?id=8P9-VqpNRv4C&pg=PA82)- 88

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** [Srifa was a bustling hillside village. Then yesterday the Israeli jets came](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jul/20/syria.israelandthepalestinians4), Clancy Chassay, 20 July 2006, [The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** HRW, 2007, pp. [103](https://books.google.com/books?id=8P9-VqpNRv4C&pg=PA103)-104

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Human Rights Watch (HRW), September 2007, [*"Why They Died"*](https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/lebanon0907.pdf), Civilian Casualties in Lebanon during the 2006 War

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة صريفا، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان"](https://lub-anan.com/المحافظات/الجنوب/صور/صريفا/المذاهب/).

## Bibliography

- [Conder, C.R.](/source/Claude_Reignier_Conder); [Kitchener, H.H.](/source/Herbert_Kitchener%2C_1st_Earl_Kitchener) (1881). [*The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology*](https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp01conduoft). Vol. 1. London: [Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund](/source/Palestine_Exploration_Fund).

- [Guérin, V.](/source/Victor_Gu%C3%A9rin) (1880). [*Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine*](https://archive.org/details/descriptiongogr00gugoog) (in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 2. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.

- [HRW](/source/Human_Rights_Watch) (2007). [*Why They Died: Civilian Casualties in Lebanon During the 2006 War*](https://books.google.com/books?id=8P9-VqpNRv4C). Human Rights Watch.

- [Palmer, E.H.](/source/Edward_Henry_Palmer) (1881). [*The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer*](https://archive.org/details/surveyofwesternp00conduoft). [Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund](/source/Palestine_Exploration_Fund).

## External links

- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: [IAA](http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8365), [Wikimedia commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.02.jpg)

- [Srifa](http://www.localiban.org/article4635.html), Localiban

v t e Tyre District, South Governorate Capital: Tyre Towns and villages Aaitit Aalma ash-Shaab Abbassiyeh Ain Abu Aabdallah Ain az-Zarqa Ain Baal Arzoun Baflay Barish Al-Basatin Batoulay Al-Bayyad Al-Bazouriyah Bedias Bestiyat Burj el-Shamali Al-Burghuliyah Burj Rahal Al-Bustan Debaal Deir Aames Deir Kifa Deir Qanoun an-Naher Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain Derdghaya Ad-Duhairah Al-Halloussiyah Al-Hamairi Hannaouiyah Al-Hanniye Jannata Jebal al-Bottom Al-Jibbain Jwaya Al-Knaissah Maarakeh Maaroub Mahrouna Al-Majadel Majdal Zoun Malikiyat as-Sahel Al-Mansouri Marwahin Mazraat Meshref An-Naffakhiyah An-Naqoura Qana Al-Qlailah Ar-Ramadiyah Reshknanay As-Sammaaiyah Seddiqin Selaa Ash-Shaaitiyah Shabriha Shamaa Shehour Chehabiyeh Shihin Srifa Tayr Debba Tayr Felsay Tayr Harfa Toura Tyre Wadi Jilou Yanouh Yarin Zalloutieh Zibqin Palestinian refugee camps Burj el-Shamali Al-Buss Rashidieh Notable landmark Umm al-Amad Ladder of Tyre

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