Madinat al-Salam (Syria)
33°10′12″N 35°52′12″E / 33.17000°N 35.87000°E
Madinat al-Salam
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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[a] was 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).
2024 invasion by Israel
[edit]Until the fall of the Assad regime, the town was named Madinat al-Baath Arabic: مدينة البعث, romanized: Madīnat al-Bāʿth, "City of Resurrection", after the formerly ruling Syrian Ba'ath Party.[3] Following the collapse of the Ba'athist regime, Israel launched a temporary military operation through the Syrian ceasefire line from Israel-occupied 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 (in Arabic). 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
