Al-Hamairi


Al-Hamairi is a municipality in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon.

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer in 1881, the name Humeireh means "the red patch".

History

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Humeireh: "Village of mud and rough stones, containing about 200 Moslems, on the top of a ridge, surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land ; water from cisterns."

Demographics

In 2014, Muslims made up 99.20% of registered voters in Al-Hamairi. 97.76% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.