Madinat Al-Baath
Madinat al-Baath
مدينة البعث | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 33°10′N 35°52′E / 33.17°N 35.87°E | |
Country | Syria |
Governorate | Quneitra Governorate |
District | Quneitra District |
Nahiyah | Khan Arnabah |
Control | Israel |
Founded | 1986 |
Government | |
• Governor | Tony Aziz Hanna |
• Mayor | Imad al-Rahban |
Area | |
• Total | 1.9 km (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, City of Ba'ath), is a town in the Golan Heights that is the administrative centre of the Quneitra Governorate of southern Syria. 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. 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. The town is named after the formerly ruling Syrian Ba'ath Party.
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. In December 2013, the construction of 5 new faculties of the Damascus University was launched by the town council of Madinat al-Baath.
The residents of the town are mainly involved in agriculture and services. The average precipitation is 1,000 mm (39.37 in).
Following the collapse of Ba'athist Syria, Israel launched a temporary military operation on the Syrian border from Israel-controlled parts of the Golan Heights on 8 December 2024, with reports of the town being captured by Israeli forces during the operation.
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- ^ Madinat al-Baath, the planned town of Quneitra Governorate
- ^ Madinat al-Baath stadium is opened
- ^ Construction of new faculties in Madinat al-Baath