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Madaba
Madaba is known as the “City of Mosaics” because of its spectacular display of Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics. It is home to the famous 6th century Mosaic Map of Jerusalem and the Holy Land. With two million pieces of vividly colored local stone, it depicts hills, valleys, villages and towns as far as the Nile Delta. The map covers the floor of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, in the city’s northwest city center. The Archaeological Museum depicts other mosaic masterpieces. The archaeological Park and Museum complex encompasses the remains of several Byzantine churches, including the outstanding mosaics part of a 6th century mansion.
Located along the 5000 year-old Kings’ Highway, Madaba is an ancient town of the Jordanian Plateau which was resettled by Christian Arab tribes from the Karak region in 1880 AD. It is now inhabited by Christians and Muslims alike. In the Bible, Madaba is recorded among the Cities of the Plain in Moab conqured by the Isrealite tribes. The region was incorporated into the Roman Province of Arabia in 106AD and it was made into a typical provincial town with colonnaded streets, fine temples and a town wall. The town continued to flourish through the 8th century and beyond.
Places to See
- St. George’s Church
- Madaba Archaeological Museum
- Madaba Folkloric Museum
- Madaba Archaeological Park
- Church of the Apostles
- Mosaic School of Modaba
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