Qasabat 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wadi Shuʿeib and Historic Old Salt Museum.
Wadi Shuʿeib
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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.
Qasabat As Salt
- Also known as: “Salt”
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.0392° or 32° 2′ 21″ northLongitude
35.7° or 35° 42′ eastPopulation
108,000Elevation
951 metres (3,120 feet)Open location code
8G4Q2MQX+MXGeoNames ID
7910931
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