Salt

Also known as As Salt, Saltus

thumb|Al-Salt in snow As-Salt ( As-Salt), also known as Salt, is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem. Situated in the Balqa highland, about 790–1,100 metres above sea level, the city is built in the crook of three hills, close to the Jordan Valley. One of the three hills, Jabal al-Qal'a, is the site of a 13th-century ruined fortress. It is the capital of Balqa Governorate of Jordan.

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Salt, known locally as As-Salt, is a city and archaeological site located in the Balqa Governorate of Jordan. It serves as the capital of the governorate and has at various times been part of the Ottoman Empire and the Emirate of Transjordan. The city has a population of 88,900 and covers an area of 71.12 square kilometers. Situated at an elevation of 820 meters above sea level, it is recognized as a World Heritage Site and a Tentative World Heritage Site.

Salt is twinned with the administrative bodies of Inđija and Pazardzhik. The local dialing code is 5, and the city operates in the Asia/Amman timezone. Its official website is www.salt.gov.jo.

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Place details

Locality: السلط
Region: البلقاء
Country: الأردن
Population: 107,874
Timezone: Asia/Amman

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Key facts

Settlement.name: As-Salt
Settlement.other_name: Saltus
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: AS-SALT 2.png
Settlement.image_caption: Clockwise from the left top: Al-Salt's skyline, Great Mosque of Al-Salt, St. George Church, Latin Church, Al-Salt Castle, Al-Salt Archaeological Museum, Al-Hammam Road and Al-Salt Small Mosque.
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Greater Salt Municipality.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100px
Settlement.nickname: (Ancient Greek)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Jordan
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jordan
Settlement.grid_position: 218/160
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Balqa Governorate
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 300 B.C.
Settlement.established_title2: Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: archaeological site
Official name: السلط
Country: Ottoman Empire
Located in: Balqa Governorate
Population: 88900
Area: 71.12
Elevation: 820
Capital of: Balqa Governorate
Official website: www.salt.gov.jo
Image: As-salt.jpg
Dialing code: 5

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Commons category: As-Salt
twinned administrative body: Pazardzhik
native label: السلط
heritage designation: World Heritage Site
P12749: Category:1888 births

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Travel guide

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thumb|300px|Historical As Salt Salt, or As-Salt or sometimes Al-Salt, was the regional capital under the Ottomans. When Amman was chosen as the capital of Transjordan, Salt remained a crowded town full of old buildings and did not modernise as Amman did.

In 2021 the town was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Hamman Street is the best-preserved bazaar street in Salt, running from the main square down to Maydan St. The products are modern (except for some food stores) but the buildings are old and beautiful.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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