Country Syria District Quneitra District Founded 1986 Area 190 ha | Governorate Quneitra Governorate Nahiyah Khan Arnabah Elevation 935 m (3,068 ft) | |
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Madinat al-Baath (Turkish: Medinit el-Baas, 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. 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 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 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).