▁population ▁density ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom ▁after ▁I rb id ▁Governor ate ▁and ▁Jer ash ▁Governor ate . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁historical ▁name ▁Bal qa ' ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁entire ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁plate au ▁of ▁the ▁Jordan ▁valley ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁century ▁when ▁Her ac lius ' ▁brother ▁The odore ▁fought ▁an ▁early ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁Arab s ▁on ▁the ▁approaches ▁to ▁southern ▁Sy ria . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁British ▁army ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁Edmund ▁Allen by ▁entered ▁Salt ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁in ▁the ▁Batt les ▁for ▁Am man ▁campaign , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁ 5 0 0 - year ▁Ott oman ▁rule . ▁▁▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Kar ame h ▁near ▁Sh ou na ▁al - Jan ub iy ya ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kar ame h , ▁between ▁Israel ▁on ▁one ▁side , ▁and ▁Jordan ▁and ▁Palest in ian ▁forces ▁( F ata h , ▁P LO ) ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁military ▁confront ations ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁At tr ition , ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁the ▁Six - Day ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁the ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁divisions ▁The ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁Bal qa ' ▁Governor ate ▁is ▁Salt .