Bidama (Arabic: بِدَامَا, romanized: 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]
Bidama
بِدَامَا | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Bidama | |
| Coordinates: 35°48′45″N 36°11′37″E / 35.81250°N 36.19361°E | |
| Country |  Syria |
| Governorate | Idlib Governorate |
| District | Jisr al-Shughur District |
| Subdistrict | Bidama Subdistrict |
| Population (2004 census)[1] | |
• Total | 4,162 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Ancient ruins are situated just to the northeast of the town.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Archived 2013-02-06 at the Wayback Machine. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. (in Arabic)
- ^ a b Boulanger, 1966, pp. 474-475.
Bibliography
edit- Boulanger, Robert (1966). The Middle East, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, Iran. Hachette.