Official Name: | Madinat al-Baath |
Native Name: | Arabic: مدينة البعث |
Pushpin Map: | Syria#Syria Golan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Madinat al-Baath within Syria##Location of Madinat al-Baath within Golan Heights, Syria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Quneitra Governorate |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Quneitra District |
Subdivision Type3: | Nahiyah |
Subdivision Name3: | Khan Arnabah |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Imad al-Rahban |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1986 |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 1.9 |
Population As Of: | 2010 est. |
Population Total: | 4,500 |
Timezone: | EET |
Utc Offset: | +2 |
Timezone Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 33.17°N 35.87°W |
Elevation M: | 935 |
Website: | Official web |
Madinat al-Baath (Arabic: مدينة البعث|Madīnat al-Bā'āth), 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 residents of the town are mainly involved in agriculture and services. The average precipitation is 1000mm.