text: where is the village named sharafia & how many people are there?   hm. al-sharafia is a district of the port city jeddah in saudi arabia. jeddah is one of the top 3 cities in saudi arabia. sharafia is in the news a lot because of a prison/detainee camp for mostly non-muslims. jeddah population is 3.5 million, with around one million in al-sharafia.  ok?