Al Buţayn
Al Buţayn is a locality in Balqa Governorate, Jordan and has an elevation of 837 metres. Al Buţayn is situated nearby to the locality Baţnā, as well as near Ḩayy al Qassām.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 3 km northeast of Al Buţayn.
Historic Old Salt Museum
Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Historic Old Salt Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Buţayn.
Salt Archaeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Tarawneh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salt Archaeological Museum is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Buţayn.
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.
Al Buţayn
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Al Butayn”
- Location: Balqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.01063° or 32° 0′ 38″ northLongitude
35.70779° or 35° 42′ 28″ eastElevation
837 metres (2,746 feet)Open location code
8G4Q2P65+74GeoNames ID
11313782
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In Other Languages
“Al Buţayn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البطين”
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Localities in the Area
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