As-Salt
As-Salt (Arabic: السلط 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. 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.
As-Salt
السلط Saltus | |
|---|---|
City | |
Clockwise from the left top: As-Salt's skyline, Great Mosque of As-Salt, St. George Church, Latin Church, As-Salt Castle, As-Salt Archaeological Museum, Al-Hammam Road and As-Salt Small Mosque. | |
| Nickname: Σάλτος (Ancient Greek) | |
As-Salt Location in Jordan | |
| 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) | |
| • 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 |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
| Official name | As-Salt - The Place of Tolerance and Urban Hospitality |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii |
| Designated | 2021 |
| Reference no. | 689 |
| Region | Arab States |
The Greater Salt Municipality has about 107,874 inhabitants (2018).
In 2021, the city of Salt was inscribed at the UNESCO World Heritage list.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.