Bşawma‘
Bşawma‘ is a locality in Homs Governorate, Syria. Bşawma‘ is situated nearby to the locality Qalatiyah, as well as near the village Al-Hawash.Places of Interest
Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and Lady of the Valley Sculpture.
Krak des Chevaliers
Krak des Chevaliers located near Homs in Syria is widely recognised as the archetypal Crusader castle. Described by T.E. Lawrence as "perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world", this somewhat isolated site is located magnificently and is, indeed, extremely well-preserved.
Lady of the Valley Sculpture
Work of art
Photo: أفرام, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lady of the Valley is a Marian shrine inaugurated on 16 August 2009, located in Al-Nasirah, Wadi al-Nasara in Syria. The statue is built near the Lady of the Valley Church on top of Mount of the Pilgrim, which is dedicated to Saint George. Lady of the Valley Sculpture is situated 3½ km west of Bşawma‘.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Hawash and Al-Mizaina.
Al-Hawash
Village
Photo: Micheloo, Public domain.
Al-Hawash is a Greek Orthodox Christians town in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate. Nearby towns include al-Husn and Marmarita to the west, Shin to the east and Talkalakh to the southwest.
Al-Mizaina
Village
Mizyeneh or Mazyanah is a small Greek Orthodox Christian village located in Western Syria close to the Lebanese borders and administratively belonging to the Homs Governorate.
An-Nasra
Village
Al-Nasirah is a small Christian town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Homs Governorate, located west of Homs. Nearby localities include Habnamrah to the northwest, Marmarita and Ayn al-Bardah to the west, Zweitina to the southwest, al-Husn to the south, al-Huwash and al-Mazinah to the southeast, Shin to the east, Muqlus to the northeast, Hadeih and Mashta al-Helu to the north. An-Nasra is situated 3 km west of Bşawma‘.
Bşawma‘
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Bişawma‘”, “Bşawma‘ah”, “Bsawma`”, and “Bsoûmaa”
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.77794° or 34° 46′ 41″ northLongitude
36.31446° or 36° 18′ 52″ eastElevation
390 metres (1,280 feet)Open location code
8G6RQ8H7+5QGeoNames ID
171289
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In Other Languages
“Bşawma‘” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بصومع”
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