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Salt, Al-

a city in northwestern Jordan and the capital of the liwa (province) of al-Balqa. Population, 19,000 (1970). Connected by a highway with Amman, al-Salt is the commercial center of an agricultural region dominated by grape growing and wine-making. Handicrafts are produced in the city.

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(3) Department of Nutrition and Food Processing, , Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al- Salt 19117, Jordan.

Interactive effects of NaCl salinity and phosphorus on growth and mineral contents of cucumber microcultured on proliferation medium

QalAAEat al- Salt Club held its first horseracing event in 2010 in al-Ghor.

Horse Racing

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