Al-Hamairi الحميري | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Al-Hamairi | |
| Coordinates:33°17′40″N35°21′5″E / 33.29444°N 35.35139°E /33.29444; 35.35139 | |
| Country |  Lebanon |
| Governorate | South Governorate |
| District | Tyre |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,080 ft (330 m) |
| Time zone | GMT +3 |
Al-Hamairi (Arabic:الحميري) is a municipality inTyre District,Governorate of South Lebanon.
According toE. H. Palmer in 1881, the nameHumeireh means "the red patch".[2]
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) describedHumeireh: "Village of mud and rough stones, containing about 200 Moslems, on the top of a ridge, surrounded by figs, olives, and arable land ; water fromcisterns."[3]
In 2014,Muslims made up 99.20% of registered voters in Al-Hamairi. 97.76% of the voters wereShiite Muslims.[4]
