Srifa
Sign in to saveSrifa () is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. It is located 20.8 kilometres east of the city Tyros and 90 kilometers south of the capital Beirut. It is the birthplace of Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010.
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- Locality
- صريفا
- Region
- محافظة الجنوب
- Country
- لبنان
- Population
- 4,750
- Timezone
- Asia/Beirut
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Srifa () is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. It is located 20.8 kilometres east of the city Tyros and 90 kilometers south of the capital Beirut. It is the birthplace of Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010.
==Etymology== According to E. H. Palmer, the origin of the name is Sref. It has been suggested that the name means melting and purifying metals(the place of purification and smelting of metals)or it means "casting dirhams”.
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