As-Salt
City in Balqa Governorate, Jordan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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As-Salt (Arabic: السلط As-Salt),[3] 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. Situated in the Balqa highland, about 790–1,100 metres above sea level, the city is built in the crook of three hills, close to the Jordan Valley. One of the three hills, Jabal al-Qal'a, is the site of a 13th-century ruined fortress. It is the capital of Balqa Governorate of Jordan.
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As-Salt
السلط Saltus | |
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City | |
Nickname: Σάλτος (Ancient Greek) | |
Coordinates: 32°02′N 35°44′E | |
Grid position | 218/160 |
Country | Jordan |
Governorate | Balqa Governorate |
Founded | 300 B.C. |
Municipality | 1887 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Mayor | Mohammad Abdulkareem Alhyari |
Area | |
• City | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
• Metro | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Population (2018[2]) | |
• City | 107,874 |
• Density | 1,479/km2 (3,830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (UTC+3) |
Area code | +(962)5 |
Website | www |
Official name | As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii |
Designated | 2021 |
Reference no. | 689 |
Region | Arab States |
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The Greater Salt Municipality has about 107,874 inhabitants (2018).
In 2021, the city of Salt was inscribed at the UNESCO World Heritage list.[4]