SECTION 301: AS-SALT TO IRAQ AL-AMIR "ADOPTED BY: Hikma Pharmaceuticals LLC"
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The Jordan Trail is a newly established trail, and is not marked. It is therefore our strong recommendation that you hire a local guide for your safety as many sections are remote with limited water sources and at times no connectivity.
By downloading these maps/GPX you take full responsibility for their use and accuracy; Jordan Trail Association does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, materials or the reliability of any maps as they provided AS IS without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement ;You acknowledge that any reliance on any such maps, shall be at your sole risk and responsibility as Hiking, backpacking, and other outdoor activities all have potential hazards involving risk of injury or death. Outdoor activities have inherent risks and you should ensure you have the skill level and abilities suitable for the activities in Jordan to partake in them and to take all precaution measures. Check the data on Google Earth or other Apps or Programs before using them. The Jordan Trail Association shall not be held responsible for any incidents that may occur during your participation in any activity and/or by using any of the maps/GPX.
The Jordan Trail is a newly established trail, and is not marked. It is therefore our strong recommendation that you hire a local guide for your safety as many sections are remote with limited water sources and at times no connectivity.
By downloading these maps/GPX you take full responsibility for their use and accuracy; Jordan Trail Association does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the information, materials or the reliability of any maps as they provided AS IS without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement ;You acknowledge that any reliance on any such maps, shall be at your sole risk and responsibility as Hiking, backpacking, and other outdoor activities all have potential hazards involving risk of injury or death. Outdoor activities have inherent risks and you should ensure you have the skill level and abilities suitable for the activities in Jordan to partake in them and to take all precaution measures. Check the data on Google Earth or other Apps or Programs before using them. The Jordan Trail Association shall not be held responsible for any incidents that may occur during your participation in any activity and/or by using any of the maps/GPX.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS
Tourism Police:
Hotline: 117777
What’s App: +962 7 7099 1814
* When contacting Tourism Police for emergency identify that you are hiking the Jordan Trail, state your nationality, location and map name & number.
JTA office: +962 6 461 0999
(Working Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday- Thursday)
BASIC INFO
Head to the Salt city center and then down the valley following tracks and country roads through small farm holdings and rising up over the hills and down to the Hellenistic site of Iraq Al-Amir with its adjacent caves dating from the Copper Age 5000 years ago. There are a Women’s Craft Cooperative here and homestays.
TRANSPORTATION
Buses go back and forth between Salt and Swelieh Circle (on the northwest outskirts of Amman).
Taxis from Salt can taxi you to Iraq al-Amir.
LOCAL CONTACTS / ACCOMMODATION
- Homestay, Iraq Al Amir Women Cooperative Society, +962775931563,+962772053102 , +962775931563 JT Pass Stamp Iraq Al-Amir
THINGS TO SEE
- Salt Handicraft Training Centre
- Salt – Orthodox Church
- Salt – Ottoman Mosque
- Salt – Beit Abu Jaber
- Qasr Al-Abd (no entrance fees, open all day)
- Iraq Al-Amir Women Cooperative Society (toilets, food, soft drinks, overnight)
FOOD & WATER
Food:
- Restaurants and minimarkets in Salt and Iraq al-Amir
Water:
- Many houses along the way
- Ejimi Spring – a cistern is on right side of road with water running through (definitely purify before drinking)
- Tlal al Balut Park (Hills of Oak) – Rest house with garden, shade, WC, and cold drinks
TIPS & SAFETY
Tips:
- Most of the day is on paved roads.
- Be ready for a few steep sections on and off road throughout day.
- ATMs can be found in the city of Salt.
- Toilets available in restaurants in Salt and Iraq Al-Amir
- Mobile service available along the trail
Safety Info:
- Animals – There are many dogs along the way, especially at beginning.
- Dehydration/heat exhaustion – Shade can be found along the way. If starting early, much of the path is in the shade on the west side of the hill. Moderate elevations keep temperatures cooler
LOCAL CONTACTS
Salt:
In Jordan Company
- Hesham Awamleh: 00962796666782
https://in-jordan.business.site
Iraq Al-Amir:
- Ghalib Abbadi (Taxi Driver from Iraq Al-Amir) – 0772193218
- Abu Omar (Iraq Al-Amir Village, Qasr Al-Abd Guard) – 0777780115
- Iraq Al-Amir Women Cooperative Society:
- Land Phone: 06 548 1385
- Ina’am Al-Sakarne: 0777351620
- Yusra: 077 593 1563
