Map of As Salţ, Jordan

As Salţ is the administrative centre of Balqa, Jordan, with a population of about 107,874. It lies at 32.0392°N, 35.7272°E. As Salţ is about 23 km (14 mi) northwest of Amman, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wādī as Sīr, 13 km to the southeast.

As Salţ at a glance

Where is As Salţ?

• The 8th largest city in Jordan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 03 min on the shortest day to 14 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near As Salţ

• Wādī as Sīr — 13 km southeast
• Al Jubayhah — 16 km east
• Amman — 23 km southeast
• Russeifa — 30 km east
• Saḩāb — 32 km southeast
• ‘Ajlūn — 33 km north
• Zarqa — 34 km east
• Mādabā — 36 km south
• Nablus — 49 km northwest, Palestinian Territories
• Ma‘ale Adummim — 50 km southwest, Palestinian Territories

Largest cities in Jordan

• Amman — 1,275,857
• Zarqa — 792,665
• Irbid — 569,068
• Russeifa — 268,237
• Wādī as Sīr — 181,212
• Ar Ramthā — 155,693
• ‘Ajlūn — 125,557
• Aqaba — 95,048
• Rukban — 85,000
• Mādabā — 82,335

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.