Salt ( the city of initiatives)

Collection title

Jordanian television

ID

JRT00323

Source

JRTV (JO)

First broadcast date

2009

Production year

2009

Abstract

A documentary film about the city of Salt, the provincial capital of Al-Balqa, located 20 Kilometers from the capital Amman. The pottery that was found shows that the city dates back to the twelfth century . According to the inscriptions and the coins it was inhabited by the Romans, the Byzantines and the Muslims. Salt had many names, among them is “Djador”, in relation with the Djador mountain. Among the Roman ruins is the cemetery, with royal tombs and a rocky tomb. The Islamic Armies reached the city of Salt after the battle of Fahl and Yarmouk, in 635 and 636. Then was built the fortress of Salt on a high spot where the first secondary school in Jordan is located. Many students have been graduated from this school, which was the starting point of education in other towns. As one can notice, the buildings and houses in Salt have their special characteristics in terms of colours and architecture.

Type

video

Production companies

• Television - Own production

Broadcaster

JRTV - Jordan Television

Audiovisual form

Documentary

Primary theme

Urbanism and cities

Secondary themes

• Tourism and cultural sites / Archaeological sites
• Tourism and cultural sites / Tourist sites
• Society and way of life / Public areas and social issues

Credits / Cast

• Al Majali Bakr - Speaker
• Koudat Zayd - Director
• Hachem El Kodat - Author of original work

Period of events

• 2009

Map locations

• Jordan - Transjordan Plateau - Salt

Original language

Arabic

Media running time

10m34

Additional information

Salt - ancient Salt - popular markets in Salt - districts - Salt mountains - cemetry - Salt secondary school - Salt fortress