Al-Hamairi (Arabic: الحميري) 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".[2]
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."[3]
Demographics
In 2014, Muslims made up 99.20% of registered voters in Al-Hamairi. 97.76% of the voters were Shiite Muslims.[4]
References
- ^ a b Hmairi (archive.org), Localiban
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 21
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 92
- ^ "التوزيع حسب المذاهب للناخبين/ناخبات في بلدة الحميري، قضاء صور محافظة الجنوب في لبنان". إعْرَفْ لبنان.
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Hmairi (archive.org), Localiban
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 2: IAA, Wikimedia commons
