Baksa

Baksa is a town in northwestern , administratively part of the , located north of . Nearby localities include al-Shamiyah, and al-Qanjarah to the north, Burj al-Qasab to the west, Sitmarkho to the east and Sqoubin to the south.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 3,000 residents
  • Description: village in Syria
  • Also known as: “Baksā” and “Baksa, Syria”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Latakia.

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, also spelt Lattakia, is a major port in , with a population of 550,000. is a city extending back to Ancient Greek times, and continues to be an important commercial port for Syria today.

Baksa

Latitude
35.57149° or 35° 34′ 17″ north
Longitude
35.82231° or 35° 49′ 20″ east
Population
3,000
Elevation
94 metres (308 feet)
Open location code
8G7QHRCC+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 572530414
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
171917
Wiki­data ID
Q4849546
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Baksa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بكسا”
  • Dutch: “Baksa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بكسا”
  • French: “Baksa”
  • German: “Baksa”
  • Persian: “بکسا”
  • Polish: “Baksa”
  • Russian: “Бакса”
  • Scots: “Baksa, Sirie”
  • Scots: “Baksa”
  • Spanish: “Baksa”
  • Uzbek: “Baksa (Suriya)”
  • Uzbek: “Baksa”
  • Vietnamese: “Baksa, Syria”
  • Vietnamese: “Baksa”

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