Salt, Jordan
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Salt (Arabic: السلط As-Salt — pronoonced As-Sult or As-Sàlt) is an auncient agricultural toun an admeenistrative centre in wast-central Jordan. It is on the auld main heichway leadin frae Amman tae Jerusalem. Situatit in the Balqa hieland, aboot 790–1100 metres abuin sea level, the toun is built in the cruik o three hills, close tae the Jordan River valley. Ane o the three hills (Jebal Al Qal'a) is the site o a 13t century ruined fortress. It is the caipital o the Balqa Govrenorate.
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Salt السلط | |
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Ceety | |
Eik-name(s): Saltus (Auncient Greek) | |
Coordinates: 32°02′N 35°44′E | |
Kintra | Jordan |
Govrenorate | Balqa Govrenorate |
Foondit | 300 B.C. |
Municipality | 1887 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Municipality |
• Mayor | Salameh Hiyari |
Area | |
• Ceety | 48 km2 (19 sq mi) |
• Metro | 79 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Population (2004) | |
• Ceety | 71,100 |
• Density | 1479/km2 (3,830/sq mi) |
• Metro | 96,674 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (UTC+3) |
Area code(s) | +(962)5 |
Website | http://www.salt.gov.jo/ar |
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The Greater Salt Municipality haes aboot 97,000 inhabitants (2006).