Madinat al-Salam (Syria)
33°10′12″N 35°52′12″E / 33.17000°N 35.87000°E
Madinat al-Salam
مدينة السلام | |
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Town | |
| Coordinates: 33°10′N 35°52′E / 33.17°N 35.87°E | |
| Country | Syria |
| Governorate | Quneitra Governorate |
| District | Quneitra District |
| Nahiyah | Khan Arnabah |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Tony Aziz Hanna |
| • 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 السلام, 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. 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. 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.
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-Salam.
The residents of the town are mainly involved in agriculture and services. The average precipitation is 1,000 mm (39.37 in).