Bishalama
Bishalama is a Syrian village in the Qardaha District in Latakia Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Bishalama had a population of 1,019 in the 2004 census.- Type: Locality
- Description: village in Latakia, Syria
- Also known as: “Bchélâma”, “Bishalāmā”, “Bshalama”, and “Bshalāmā”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mausoleum of Hafez al-Assad.
Mausoleum of Hafez al-Assad
Ruins
Photo: Zoeperkoe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Assad Mausoleum, commonly known as Hafez al-Assad Mausoleum, officially known as "Immortal Leader's Mausoleum" during the Ba'athist regime, was the mausoleum of the Assad family, which ruled Syria from 1971 until 2024.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qardaha.
Qardaha
Town
Qardaha is a town in northwestern Syria, in the mountains overlooking the coastal town of Latakia. Nearby localities include Kilmakho to the west, Bustan al-Basha to the southwest, Harf al-Musaytirah to the southeast and Muzayraa to the north.
Bishalama
- Categories: human-geographic territorial entity and populated place in Syria
- Location: Latakia Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Bishalama” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بشلاما”
- Polish: “Biszalama”
- Uzbek: “Bishalama”
- Vietnamese: “Bishalama”
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