Balqa (region)
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The Balqa, known colloquially as the Balga, is a geographic region in central Jordan generally defined as the highlands east of the Jordan Valley in between the Zarqa River to the north and the Wadi Mujib gorge to the south.
The landscape of the Balqa as seen from a hill in the Baqa'a suburb of Amman
Mount Nebo, one of the highest peaks in the Balqa
The Wadi Shueib valley, 2010
The interior of Qasr al-Kharane, one of several desert palaces built in the Balqa by the Umayyads
As-Salt
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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.
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A street in the Old City with Ottoman motifs
Stairs leading past houses in the Old City
Closed shops in an As-Salt souk