Ghasm

Ghasm (, also spelled Ghasam) is a village in southwest Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located northeast of Daraa and west of Bosra. Other nearby localities include Maaraba to the east, al-Sahwah to the north, al-Jiza to west and al-Mataaiya to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Ghasm had a population of 3,666 in the 2004 census.

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Place details

Locality: الدارة
Region: محافظة السويداء
Country: سوريا
Population: 3,666
Timezone: Asia/Damascus

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Ghasm
Settlement.native_name: غصم
Settlement.pushpin_map: Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Syria
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Daraa
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Daraa
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Al-Jiza
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2004 census
Settlement.population_total: 3,666
Settlement.timezone: AST
Settlement.utc_offset: +3

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Elevation: 1742

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History
Ottoman era
Notable people
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==History== A Roman road, still in use in the late 19th century, leads to Ghasm. The village contains a ruined Byzantine-era church. It was dedicated to the honor of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in 593 CE.