Saalkreis was a district (Kreis) in the south of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

The district-free city Halle is nearly surrounded by the district.

Other rivers and streams flowing through the former district are the Laweke, Würde, Kabelske, Strengbach and Götsche.

Whilst the western part of the region is dominated by hillocks and dissecting valleys, the north and east are characterized by flat plains.

The Petersberg near Halle, at 250.4 m above sea level (NN), was the highest point of the former Saalkreis and lay in the northeast of the district.