Madinat al-Baath

Madinat al-Baath
مدينة البعث
Town
Madinat al-Baath
Coordinates: 33°10′N 35°52′E / 33.17°N 35.87°E / 33.17; 35.87
Country  Syria
Governorate Quneitra Governorate
District Quneitra District
Nahiyah Khan Arnabah
Founded 1986
Government
  Mayor Imad al-Rahban
Area
  Total 1.9 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation 935 m (3,068 ft)
Population (2010 est.)
  Total 4,500
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website Official web

Madinat al-Baath (Arabic: مدينة البعث; Madinat al-Ba'ath), also known as City of Baath or New Quneitra, is a town in the Golan Heights that is the administrative centre of the Quneitra Governorate of southern Syria.[1] It is located on the DamascusQuneitra road, 12 km north of Quneitra and 2 km west of the town of Khan Arnabah. It is a planned town, founded and first settled in 1986, and replaced Quneitra city as the provincial centre, after Quneitra was destroyed and abandoned.[1] It has an area of 1.9 km² and a height of 900 meters above sea level. According to the 2010 official estimate, Madinat al-Baath has a population of 4,500.[2] The town is named after the ruling Syrian Ba'ath Party.[1]

The town has a well-developed infrastructure, including 22 km of roads, banking services, government and non-government organizations, TV and radio station, cultural centre, football stadium, hospital, etc.[3] In December 2013, the construction of 5 new faculties of the Damascus University was launched by the town council of Madinat al-Baath.[4]

The population are mainly refugees from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights.

The residents of the town are mainly involved in agriculture and services. The average precipitation is 1,000 mm (39.37 in).

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