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Bidama
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Bidama |
| native_name | بِدَامَا |
| pushpin_map | Syria |
| pushpin_mapsize | 250 |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Flag of the Syrian revolution.svg Syria |
| subdivision_type1 | Governorate |
| subdivision_name1 | Idlib Governorate |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Jisr al-Shughur District |
| subdivision_type3 | Subdistrict |
| subdivision_name3 | Bidama Subdistrict |
| settlement_type | Town |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_as_of | 2004 census |
| population_total | 4,162 |
| population_footnotes | |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type |
Bidama (; 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 Muslim Kurds.
Ancient ruins are situated just to the northeast of the town.
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- [http://www.cbssyr.org/new%20web%20site/General_census/census_2004/NH/TAB07-23-2004.htm General Census of Population and Housing 2004] {{webarchive. link. (2013-02-06 . [[Central Bureau of Statistics (Syria)). Syria Central Bureau of Statistics]] (CBS). Idlib Governorate. {{in lang. ar
- Boulanger, 1966, pp. 474-475.
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