Beitima Explained

Official Name:Beitima/Bayt Tayma
Native Name:بيتيما
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Syria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Rif Dimashq
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qatana
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Sa'sa'
Parts Type:Occupation
Parts Style:para
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:3366
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:33.3667°N 36°W

Beitima or Baytima (Arabic: بيتيما) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Beitima had a population of 3,366 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

In 1838, Eli Smith noted Beitima's population as Sunni Muslim.[2] . The village is described as having a mostly SUNNI population by this time.[3] [4] GHAYAD family is one of the biggest family of the village .

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33.3667°N 36°W

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130112152953/http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB03-33-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139
  3. News: 8 November 2014 . Clashes in southern Syria kill 40: monitor . 18 July 2024 . Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
  4. News: Dakroub . Hussein . 8 November 2014 . Lebanese Army bars wounded Syrian rebels until hostages freed . 18 July 2024 . Elias Bejjani News Bulletin.