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
Country	Syria
Governorate	Quneitra Governorate
District	Quneitra District
Nahiyah	Khan Arnabah
Founded	1986
Government
• Mayor	Imad al-Rahban
Area
• Total	1.9 km^2 (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 Damascus–Quneitra 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).

References

1. Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (20 November 2014). "Syrian insurgents attack government-held town near Israel". Reuters. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
2. Madinat al-Baath, the planned town of Quneitra Governorate
3. Madinat al-Baath stadium is opened
4. Construction of new faculties in Madinat al-Baath