33°10′12″N 35°52′12″E / 33.17000°N 35.87000°E
Madinat al-Salam
مدينة السلام | |
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  Madinat al-Salam Location of Madinat al-Salam within Syria  Madinat al-Salam Location of Madinat al-Salam within Quneitra Governorate, Syria | |
| 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[1] |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Tony Aziz Hanna[2] |
| • 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 page |
Madinat al-Salam (Arabic: مدينة البعث, romanized: Madīnat al-Salām, City of Peace), is a town in the UNDOF Zone in the Golan Heights that is the administrative centre of the Quneitra Governorate of southern Syria.[3] 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 after the Six-Day War.[3] 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-Salam has a population of 4,500.[4]
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.[5] In December 2013, the construction of 5 new faculties of the Damascus University was launched by the town council of Madinat al-Salam.[6]
The residents of the town are mainly involved in agriculture and services. The average precipitation is 1,000 mm (39.37 in).
History
editUntil the fall of the Assad regime, the town was named Madinat al-Baath Arabic: مدينة البعث, romanized: Madīnat al-Bā'āth, City of Ba'ath after the formerly ruling Syrian Ba'ath Party.[3] Following the collapse of the Ba'athist regime, 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.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "إعلام عبري: دخول بري "إسرائيلي" مع دبابات إلى القنيطرة السورية". factjo.com. 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "الرئيس الأسد يصدر مَراسيم بتعيين محافظين جدد لخمس محافظات" [President Al-Assad issues decrees appointing new governors for five governorates]. SANA. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Al-Khalidi, Suleiman (20 November 2014). "Syrian insurgents attack government-held town near Israel". Reuters. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. 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