Bidama بِدَامَا | |
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Town | |
  Bidama | |
| Coordinates:35°48′45″N36°11′37″E / 35.81250°N 36.19361°E /35.81250; 36.19361 | |
| 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) |
Bidama (Arabic:بِدَامَا,romanized: Bidāmā; also spelledBdama andBadama) is a town in northernSyria, administratively part of theIdlib Governorate, located northwest ofIdlib along theborder with Turkey. Nearby localities includeal-Najiyah to the southeast,Jisr al-Shughur to the east,Shughur al-Fuqani andal-Janudiyah to the northeast. According to theSyria 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 Bidamanahiyah which consisted of 14 localities with a combined population of 18,501 in 2004.[1] Its inhabitants are predominantlySunni MuslimKurds.[2]
Ancient ruins are situated just to the northeast of the town.[2]
