Balqa' is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located northwest of Amman, Jordan's capital.
The city of Al-Salt is the capital of Balqa Governorate
Ottoman prisoners near al-Salt town, during the First Battle of the Jordan in World War I
Fuheis, one of the municipalities of Balqa Governorate
Fuheis is a Christian majority town in the central Jordanian governorate of Balqa. It lies in between Salt and Amman, at a distance of 6 and 13 kilometers respectively.
Balqa Governorate
…Six-Day War of 1967 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973. The capital of the Balqa' Governorate is Salt. Other cities and towns in the governorate are Mahis, Fuhais and Ain Al-Basha. The population of districts according to census results…
View of the town from above