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Beitima

Coordinates: 33°22′N 36°00′E / 33.367°N 36.000°E / 33.367; 36.000
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Beitima/Bayt Tayma
بيتيما
Village
Beitima/Bayt Tayma is located in Syria
Beitima/Bayt Tayma
Beitima/Bayt Tayma
Location in Syria
Coordinates: 33°22′0″N 36°0′0″E / 33.36667°N 36.00000°E / 33.36667; 36.00000
Country Syria
GovernorateRif Dimashq
DistrictQatana
SubdistrictSa'sa'
Population
 (2004 census)[1]
 • Total3,366
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Beitima or Baytima (Arabic: بيتيما) is a Syrian village in the Qatana District of the Rif Dimashq Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Beitima had a population of 3,366 in the 2004 census.[1]

History

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In 1838, Eli Smith noted Beitima's population as Sunni Muslim.[2] The village is described as having a mostly Sunni population by this time.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b General Census of Population and Housing 2004. Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Rif Dimashq Governorate. (in Arabic)
  2. ^ Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 139
  3. ^ "Clashes in southern Syria kill 40: monitor". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ Dakroub, Hussein (8 November 2014). "Lebanese Army bars wounded Syrian rebels until hostages freed". Elias Bejjani News Bulletin. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

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33°22′N 36°00′E / 33.367°N 36.000°E / 33.367; 36.000


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