Ḩadīqat al Duktūr Kamāl ash Shā‘ir

As-Salt is an old and important hillside town not far from Amman. It is located along the historic highway between Amman and Jerusalem.
It is thought it was founded about the time of Alexander the Great. From that time, As-Salt was an important trading center for the region and was considered the most important town to the east of the Jordan.
Most of the existing buildings in the old town are late 19th, early 20th century Ottoman.
The 1st picture is of the hillside town. The 2nd picture looks up a hillside, mostly residential street.
The city maintains its historical trading environment with a large souk or market. The 3rd picture is a small portion of the souk.
The 4th picture is in a coffee shop in the souk built in among the structural elements of the building above.
The 5th picture is of an ottoman era palace where the Hashemite leader stayed until he was proclaimed king after Jordan gained independence.
The last picture is in the dining room off a guest house where we had a marvelous lunch prepared by Fatima.. if you get to As-Salt, be sure to look her up.Read more