Salt
Sign in to savethumb|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 is an ancient trading city in west-central Jordan, located on the historic highway between Amman and Jerusalem in the Balqa highland region. It serves as the capital of Balqa Governorate and sits in a valley formed by three hills, one of which contains the ruins of a 13th-century fortress.
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Place details
- Locality
- السلط
- Region
- البلقاء
- Country
- الأردن
- Population
- 107,874
- Timezone
Article
17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Ottoman period
- British Mandate, Emirate, and independence
- Municipal districts
- Education
- Tourism
- Ottoman mansions
- Roman tombs and Ayyubid citadel
- Museums
- Muslim shrines
- International relations
- Gallery
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
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.
The Greater Salt Municipality has about 107,874 inhabitants (2018).