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Madinat al-Salam (Syria)

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Madinat al-Baath ( ), or Baath City , also known as 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. 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 .3 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-occupied region of the Golan Heights.4 The residents of the town are mainly involved in agriculture and services. The average precipitation is 1,000 mm (39.37 in). Madinat al-Baath, the planned town of Quneitra Governorate Madinat al-Baath stadium is opened Construction of new faculties in Madinat al-Baath

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town in the golan heights that is the administrative centre of the quneitra governorate of southern syria

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town in the undof zone that is the administrative centre of the quneitra governorate of southern syria

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