Surif
Surif
صوريف | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 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 | 15.0 km2 (5.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 17,287 |
| • Density | 1,150/km2 (2,980/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | from personal name |
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.
Most of the town's 15,000 dunams is used for agriculture, in particular, olives, wheat and barley. The town has seven mosques and four schools.
Ahmad Lafi is the mayor.