Basimah
Sign in to saveBasimah () 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
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It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Qudsaya District.
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- Locality
- دير قانون
- Region
- محافظة ريف دمشق
- Country
- سوريا
- Population
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- Country
- Syria
- Located in
- Qudsiya Subdistrict
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- Dialing code
- 11
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Basimah () 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
==History== In 1838, Eli Smith noted that Basimah‘s population was Sunni Muslim.
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