Surif
| Surif | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | صوريف |
 Surif
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| Coordinates: 31°39′01.80″N 35°03′58.41″E / 31.6505000°N 35.0662250°ECoordinates: 31°39′01.80″N 35°03′58.41″E / 31.6505000°N 35.0662250°E | |
| Governorate | Hebron |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Ahmad Lafi |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 15,034 dunams (15.0 km2 or 5.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 13,365 |
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 17,650 in 2016. The population is entirely Muslim.
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.
According to a census conducted in 1922 by the British Mandate authorities, Surif had a population of 1265 inhabitants, all Muslims. increasing in the 1931 census to 1640, in 344 inhabited houses.
The Government of Israel and representatives of the Palestinian Arab peoples reached an agreement in September of 1995 in what became known as the Oslo Accords, and which ultimate aim was to relegate administrative authority among the different sectors of the Palestinian Arab population, in collaboration with Israel. However, Surif's close proximity to Jewish settlements in the region, and Jewish security concerns resulting therefrom, has resulted in Surif being designated as Area C, in which designation the Palestinian Authority has no say in security concerns relating to Surif and to its immediate environs. While the town's inhabitants are permitted to seek redress of court-related issues in places administered by the Palestinian Authority, any serious breaches in security are handled by the IDF.
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