Basimah
Basimah بسيمة | |
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Village | |
Basimah | |
Coordinates: 33°36′17″N 36°11′41″E / 33.60472°N 36.19472°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Rif Dimashq Governorate |
District | Qudsaya District |
Nahiyah | Qudsaya |
Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 2,812 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Area code(s) | 11 |
Basimah (Arabic: بسيمة) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located northwest of Damascus in the Wadi Barada. Nearby localities include Ain al-Fijah, Deir Qanun, al-Dimas, Jdeidat al-Wadi, Deir Muqaran and Kfeir al-Zayt. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Basimah had a population of 2,812 in the 2004 census.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.[2]
References
- 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (Arabic)
- ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 147.
Bibliography
- Smith, Eli; Robinson, Edward (1841). Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the Year 1838. 3. Crocker and Brewster.
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