33°10′12″N 35°52′12″E / 33.17000°N 35.87000°E / 33.17000; 35.87000
Town in Quneitra Governorate, Syria| Madinat al-Baath مدينة البعث | |
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| Town | |
  Madinat al-BaathLocation of Madinat al-Baath within SyriaShow map of Syria Madinat al-BaathLocation of Madinat al-Baath within Golan Heights, SyriaShow map of the Golan Heights | |
| Coordinates: 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 |
| 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 | |
| • Total | 4,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | Official web |
New Quneitra, officially 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
