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Surif () 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.

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Place details

Locality
Surif Old City
Region
West Bank
Country
الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population
25,242
Timezone
Asia/Hebron

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Surif
Settlement.translit_lang1
Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type
Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info
صوريف
Settlement.type
Municipality type A (City)
Settlement.image_skyline
Surif.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Pastoral scene near Surif village
Settlement.pushpin_map
Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Surif within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name
Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position
156/117
Settlement.subdivision_type
State
Settlement.subdivision_name
State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Hebron
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.government_type
City
Settlement.leader_title
Head of Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Population
2827
Elevation
600
Image
Surif - 1.jpg
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Surif
P12749
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Article

10 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Ottoman period
  • British Mandate
  • Jordanian rule
  • Post-1967
  • Surif Pogrom (2025)
  • Demography
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

Surif () 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.

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