Bassir
Bassir
بصير | |
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Town | |
St. George Church in Bassir, 2010 | |
Bassir Location in Syria | |
| Coordinates: 33°03′39.28″N 36°14′00.43″E / 33.0609111°N 36.2334528°E | |
| Grid position | 265/274 PAL |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Daraa |
| District | Sanamayn |
| Nahiyah | Sanamayn |
| Elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Population (2004 census) | |
• Total | 1,442 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Bassir (Arabic: بصير) is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the as-Sanamayn District in the Daraa Governorate. It is located 630 meters (2,070 ft) above sea level and 51 kilometers (32 mi) south of Damascus. Bassir is bordered by Lajat to the east, Khabab to the south, as-Sanamayn to the west, and Jabab to the north. The town lies in the middle of three main Syrian cities: Damascus, Daraa and Suwayda. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Bassir had a population of 1,442 in the 2004 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Melkite Greek Catholic Christians.