The cities around Bsalim are Antelias, Jal el Dib, Nabey, Roumieh, Kennebat Broumana, and Bqennaya.

Bsalim's municipality also contains two small districts, Mezher and Majzoub.

Schools found in Bsalim are Athene de Beyrouth and Saint Georges-Bsalim.

Some important sites people visit Bsalim for is the Lebanese basketball, since the home court of Hommentnen is located in Mezher.

During Operation Grapes of Wrath, 15 April 1996, the electrical transformer station in Bsalim was bombed by the Israeli Air Force and badly damaged, the day before a power station in Jamhour, 3 km east of Baabda had also been bombed.