ancient ruins
Caesarea Maritima
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
20 km · about 25 min drive
Haifa, Israel · Asia
Basma is worth a stop: 5 minutes from ‘Ara-‘Ar‘ara, 56km from Sea of Galilee.
Basma is a town located in Haifa, Israel. With a population of 9,779, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Basma sits in Israel, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Jerusalem time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Basma to your route.
Basma (Arabic: بسمة, Hebrew: בסמ"ה) is an Israeli Arab local council in the Wadi Ara area of Haifa District. The local council was formed in 1995 through the consolidation of the villages of Barta'a West, Ein as-Sahala, and Muawiya; Basma is an acronym of the villages' names. In 2024 it had a population of 12,002.Read more
Basma's jurisdiction area covers 3,956 dunams.
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Basma is located in Haifa, Israel, Asia. The coordinates are 32.5290 latitude, 35.1006 longitude.
Basma has a population of approximately 9,779 people, making it a town in Israel.
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ancient ruins
A spectacular Roman-era port city with a grand amphitheater, aqueducts, and crusader fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
20 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO-listed Crusader city with remarkably preserved underground knights' halls, Ottoman bazaars, and fortifications on the Mediterranean coast.
44 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A cliff dropping 380m to the Sea of Galilee, with fortified caves cut into its face by Jewish rebels and a lookout taking in the whole lake to the Golan. Israel's only base-jumping mountain.
50 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
The largest freshwater lake in Israel, central to Christian scripture and surrounded by important biblical sites including Capernaum and the Mount of Beatitudes.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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