Umm Zaytūnah
Umm Zaytūnah is an area in Balqa Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 906 metres. Umm Zaytūnah is situated nearby to the locality Umm Kharrūbah, as well as near Ḑāḩiyat ash Shurūq.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wadi Shuʿeib and Historic Old Salt 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 3½ km east of Umm Zaytūnah.
Historic Old Salt Museum
Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic Old Salt Museum is situated 3 km east of Umm Zaytūnah.
Great Mosque of Salt
Mosque
Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Great Mosque of Salt is situated 3 km northeast of Umm Zaytūnah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salt.
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.
Umm Zaytūnah
- Type: Area
- Also known as: “Umm Zaytunah”
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.02808° or 32° 1′ 41″ northLongitude
35.69569° or 35° 41′ 45″ eastElevation
906 metres (2,972 feet)Open location code
8G4Q2MHW+67GeoNames ID
11313781
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In Other Languages
“Umm Zaytūnah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أم زيتونة”
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Localities in the Area
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