Surif | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | صوريف |
Location of Surif within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°39′02″N 35°03′58″E / 31.65056°N 35.06611°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)[1] | |
• Total | 17,287 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Name meaning | from 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]