Beit Sahem Explained

Official Name:Beit Sahem
Other Name:Bayt Sahm
Native Name:بيت سحم
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Markaz Rif Dimashq
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004
Population Total:15,667
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+3
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:33.4733°N 36.3372°W

Beit Sahem (Arabic: بيت سحم, also spelled Bayt Sahm or Beit Sahm) is a village in southern Syria, administratively part of the Markaz Rif Dimashq District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate, located Damascus's southeastern outskirts. Nearby localities include Babbila to the west, Jaramana to the north, Aqraba east and Sayyidah Zaynab to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Beit Sahem had a population of 15,667 in the 2004 census.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20121203023332/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-2-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004