Tayr Harfa
Municipality in Israel, Lebanon
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Tayr Harfa (Arabic: طير حرفا, romanized: Ṭayr Ḥarfā) is a municipality in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located 16 kilometres south of Tyre.
Tayr Harfa
طير حرفا | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Tayr Harfa | |
| Coordinates: 33°7′35″N 35°13′9″E | |
| Grid position | 170/281 PAL |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Control |  Israel |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Highest elevation | 1,380 ft (420 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Etymology
According to E. H. Palmer, the name means "The fortress of Harfa".[1]
History
In 1852, during the late Ottoman era, Edward Robinson noted it on his travels in the region.[2]
In 1875, Victor Guérin found here 200 Metuali inhabitants.[3]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described it: "A stone and mud village, containing about 200 Moslems, on a hill, with olives, figs, and arable land, and waste ground covered with brushwood. Water from cisterns."[4]
Demographics
In 2014 Muslims made up 99.41% of registered voters in Tayr Harfa. 96.30% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[5]