Ḩayy ash Shafā
Ḩayy ash Shafā is a locality in Balqa Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 1,003 metres. Ḩayy ash Shafā is situated nearby to the locality Iskān al Muhandisīn, as well as near Ḩayy al Baq‘ān.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 southwest of Ḩayy ash Shafā.
Historic Old Salt Museum
Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic Old Salt Museum is situated 2½ km southwest of Ḩayy ash Shafā.
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 9 km east of Ḩayy ash Shafā.
Ḩayy ash Shafā
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Ḥay Ash-Shafā” and “Hayy ash Shafa”
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.05357° or 32° 3′ 13″ northLongitude
35.74739° or 35° 44′ 51″ eastElevation
1,003 metres (3,291 feet)Open location code
8G4Q3P3W+CXGeoNames ID
11208906
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In Other Languages
“Ḩayy ash Shafā” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حي الشفا”
Localities in the Area
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