Surif
Surif (Arabic: صوريف) is a Palestinian City in the Hebron Governorate located 25 km northwest of the city of Hebron. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, Surif had a population of 17,287 in 2017. The population is entirely Muslim.
Surif | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | صوريف |
Pastoral scene near Surif village | |
Surif Location of Surif within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°39′02″N 35°03′58″E | |
| Palestine grid | 156/117 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Ahmad Lafi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,034 dunams (15.0 km2 or 5.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 17,287 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | from personal name |
Most of the town's 15,000 dunams is used for agriculture, in particular, olives, wheat and barley. There are seven mosques and four schools located in its vicinity.
Ahmad Lafi is the mayor.
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