Bidama Explained

Official Name:Bidama
Native Name:بِدَامَا
Pushpin Map:Syria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Idlib Governorate
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jisr al-Shughur District
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Bidama Subdistrict
Settlement Type:Town
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2004 census
Population Total:4,162
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:35.8125°N 36.1936°W

Bidama (Arabic: بِدَامَا|Bidāmā; also spelled Bdama and Badama) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib along the border with Turkey. Nearby localities include al-Najiyah to the southeast, Jisr al-Shughur to the east, Shughur al-Fuqani and al-Janudiyah to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Bidama had a population of 4,162 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center and the second largest locality of the Bidama nahiyah which consisted of 14 localities with a combined population of 18,501 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim Kurds[2]

Ancient ruins are situated just to the northeast of the town.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-23-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004
  2. Boulanger, 1966, pp. 474-475.