Surif

Surif
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicصوريف
Pastoral scene near Surif village
Pastoral scene near Surif village
Surif is located in State of Palestine
Surif
Surif
Location of Surif within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°39′02″N 35°03′58″E / 31.65056°N 35.06611°E / 31.65056; 35.06611
Palestine grid156/117
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateHebron
Government
 • TypeCity
 • Head of MunicipalityAhmad Lafi
Area
 • Total15,034 dunams (15.0 km2 or 5.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total17,287
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Name meaningfrom personal name[2]

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.[1] The population is entirely Muslim.

Most of the town's 15,000 dunams is used for agriculture, in particular, olives, wheat and barley.[3] There are seven mosques and four schools located in its vicinity.

Ahmad Lafi is the mayor.[4]

  1. ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 408
  3. ^ The Segregation Separation Wall hits the lands of Surif and Khibet Ad Deir- Hebron district Land Research Center 2004-10-24
  4. ^ "Huge new Israeli settlement in West Bank condemned by US and UK". The Guardian. 2014-09-01. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05.