Tayr Harfa

Tayr Harfa is a municipality in Tyre District in Southern Lebanon, located 16 kilometres south of Tyre.

Etymology

According to E. H. Palmer, the name means "The fortress of Harfa".

History

In 1852, during the late Ottoman era, Edward Robinson noted it on his travels in the region.
In 1875, Victor Guérin found here 200 Metuali inhabitants.
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine 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."

Demographics

In 2014 Muslims made up 99.41% of registered voters in Tayr Harfa. 96.30% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.