Madinat al-Baath

Town in Quneitra Governorate, Syria

Madinat al-Baath مدينة البعث
Town
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	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Website	Official web

Madinat al-Baath (Arabic: مدينة البعث, romanized: 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 1,000 mm (39.37 in).

References

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

Quneitra Governorate of Syria

Quneitra District

Quneitra
Bariqa
Beer Ajam
Hader
Khan Arnabah
Kirkis
Jabah
Jubata al-Khashab
Madinat al-Baath
Masharah
Naba al-Sakher
al-Qahtaniyah
al-Qusaybah
al-Rafid
al-Suwaysah
Umm Batinah

Fiq District

Sayda

Israeli settlements in the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

Town	Katzrin
Kibbutzim	Afik Ein Zivan Ein Gev El Rom Gadot Geshur Kfar Haruv Ma'agan Merom Golan Metzar Mevo Hama Natur Ortal Snir Tel Katzir
Moshavim	Alonei HaBashan Ani'am Avnei Eitan Bnei Yehuda Eliad Givat Yoav Haspin Kanaf Keshet Kidmat Tzvi Ma'ale Gamla Mishmar HaYarden Neot Golan Neve Ativ Nimrod Nov Odem Ramat Magshimim Ramot Sha'al Yonatan
Community settlements	Had Nes HaOn Kela Alon Trump Heights

Syrian localities in
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

Populated	Buq'ata Ein Qiniyye Ghajar Majdal Shams Mas'ade
Depopulated	Al-Ahmadiyah Al-'Al Almin 'Ayn Fit Ain Hamra Ain Ziwan al-Birah al-Butayha Dabburah Dalwa Dayr Aziz Dayr Siras al-Eshshah Fiq Hafar Hatal Jabbin Jawziah Jubata ez-Zeit Kafr Harib Kafr al-Ma Kafr Naffakh Khisfin Khishniyah Khokhah Mumsiyah Qarahta Razzaniyah Saffuriyah Shayta al-Sindiyanah Skufiyah al-Summaqah Umm al-Dananir