Khirbat al Amīn
Khirbat al Amīn is a ruin in Balqa Governorate, Jordan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SESAME.
SESAME
Building
The Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East is an independent laboratory located in Allan in the Balqa governorate of Jordan, created under the auspices of UNESCO on 30 May 2002. SESAME is situated 3 km west of Khirbat al Amīn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baqa’a camp and Salt.
Baqa’a camp
Village
The Baqa'a refugee camp, first created in 1968, lies in Balqa Governorate, 20 km north of the Jordanian capital Amman, and is home to around 100,000 Palestinian refugees who are registered as such with the United Nations. Baqa’a camp is situated 9 km southeast of Khirbat al Amīn.
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.
Khirbat al Amīn
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Al Amīn” and “Khirbat al Amin”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.11667° or 32° 7′ northLongitude
35.76667° or 35° 46′ eastElevation
733 metres (2,405 feet)Open location code
8G4Q4Q88+MMGeoNames ID
250445
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