Madaba

From World travel guide

Madaba is a small town in central Jordan located south of the capital Amman on the King's Highway, some 10 km from Hesban. A town with a long history, Madaba is best known as the location of the "Madaba Map", a 6th century mosaic depiction of Jerusalem and parts of the Holy Land.

Understand

Madaba is approximately 50% Christian (Greek Orthodox). Much of the traveller and pilgrim infrastructure is run by the Franciscans however.

See

• the Church of the Map and the Madaba Map
• Madaba Archaeological Park [1]
• the Madaba Museum

External links

• Virtual Madaba Map
• Madaba - a City of Mosaic

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