Wādī al Khamīs

Wādī al Khamīs is a wadi in , . Wādī al Khamīs is situated near the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wadi Shuʿeib and Salt Archaeological Museum.

Peak
Photo: Adeeb Atwan, CC BY 3.0.
Wadi Shueib, Arabic for the Valley of Jethro and properly but with many variant romanisations, is a in . The alluvial fan of the wadi where it enters the southern part of the eastern Jordan Valley is known as Wadi Nimrin, which leads into the .

Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt.

Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
As-Salt, also known as , is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central . It is on the old main highway leading from to .

Wādī al Khamīs

Latitude
32.02414° or 32° 1′ 27″ north
Longitude
35.73543° or 35° 44′ 8″ east
Elevation
691 metres (2,267 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q2PFP+M5
Geo­Names ID
248652
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Places to explore: Ḩayy al ‘Āşī and Ḩayy al Mayāmīn.

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