Wādī al Ḩummar

Wādī al Ḩummar is a wadi in Balqa Governorate, Jordan. Wādī al Ḩummar is situated near the locality Khirbat al ‘Unnāb, as well as near the village Fuheis.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wadi Shuʿeib and Salt Archaeological Museum.

Wadi Shuʿeib

Peak

Photo: Adeeb Atwan, CC BY 3.0.

Wadi Shueib, Arabic for the Valley of Jethro and properly Wadi Shuʿeib but with many variant romanisations, is a wadi in Jordan. 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 Jordan River. Wadi Shuʿeib is situated 3 km northwest of Wādī al Ḩummar.

Salt Archaeological Museum

Museum

Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Salt Archaeological Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Wādī al Ḩummar.

Historic Old Salt Museum

Museum

Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Historic Old Salt Museum is situated 3½ km northwest of Wādī al Ḩummar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salt and Wadi Al Seer.

Salt

Photo: Thilver, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Wadi Al Seer

Suburb

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Wadi Al-Seer or Wadi as-Seer is a valley west of Amman, which gave its name to one of the twenty-two districts of the Greater Amman Municipality in Jordan. Wadi Al Seer is situated 10 km southeast of Wādī al Ḩummar.

Al-Bassah

Village

Al-Bassah is a town in the Amman Governorate in northern Jordan. The town is known for Roman-Byzantine architectural remains of a large cave church, and a second church built outside in front of the entrance. Al-Bassah is situated 10 km south of Wādī al Ḩummar.

Wādī al Ḩummar

Type: Wadi
Also known as: “Wadi al Hummar”
Category: body of water
Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

32.01917° or 32° 1′ 9″ north

Longitude

35.75771° or 35° 45′ 28″ east

Elevation

602 metres (1,975 feet)

Open location code

8G4Q2Q95+M3

GeoNames ID

249046

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In Other Languages

“Wādī al Ḩummar” goes by many names.

Arabic: “وادي الحُمّر”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Khirbat al ‘Unnāb and Fuheis.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jabal al Khandaq and ‘Ayn al Azraq.

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Worth a closer look: Amman and Petra.

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