Ḩayy al Baq‘ān
Ḩayy al Baq‘ān is a locality in Balqa Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 1,032 metres. Ḩayy al Baq‘ān is situated nearby to the locality Ḩayy ash Shafā, as well as near Ḩayy as Salālim.Places of Interest
Highlights include 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 south of Ḩayy al Baq‘ān.
Salt Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salt Archaeological Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Ḩayy al Baq‘ān.
Historic Old Salt Museum
Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic Old Salt Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Ḩayy al Baq‘ān.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salt and Baqa’a camp.
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.
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 10 km east of Ḩayy al Baq‘ān.
Ḩayy al Baq‘ān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Baq‘ān”, “Ḥay Al-Baq‘ān”, and “Hayy al Baq`an”
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.05902° or 32° 3′ 33″ northLongitude
35.74018° or 35° 44′ 25″ eastElevation
1,032 metres (3,386 feet)Open location code
8G4Q3P5R+J3GeoNames ID
11208905
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In Other Languages
“Ḩayy al Baq‘ān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البقعان”
- Arabic: “حي البقعان”
Localities in the Area
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