Country Syria Nahiyah Bidama Local time Wednesday 11:37 AM | Governorate Idlib Governorate Time zone EET (UTC+2) | |
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District Jisr al-Shughur District Weather 13°C, Wind E at 29 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Bidama (Arabic: بداما; 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. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims.
Map of Bidama, Syria
Ancient ruins are situated just to the northeast of the town.
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Bidama Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA