Basimah

Basimah
بسيمة
Village
Basimah
Coordinates: 33°36′17″N 36°11′41″E / 33.60472°N 36.19472°E / 33.60472; 36.19472
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. 1 2 General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ↑ Smith, 1841, p. 147.

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