Madaba
Sign in to saveMadaba (; Biblical Hebrew: Mēḏəḇāʾ; ) is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a population of about 60,000. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of the Holy Land. Madaba is located south-west of the capital Amman.
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Place details
- Locality
- مادبا
- Region
- مادبا
- Country
- الأردن
- Population
- 82,335
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Madaba
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- MADABA 2.png
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise: Madaba's skyline and King Hussein Mosque, Apostles Church, Shrine of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, St. George Church, Madaba Archaeological Park, Souvenir shops, and the Madaba Map mosaic.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Greater Madaba Municipality.png
- Settlement.image_seal
- Madaba logo.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Jordan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Jordan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
Key dates
- Inception
- 1921
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Jordan
- Located in
- Madaba Governorate
- Area
- +39440
- Elevation
- +763
- Capital of
- Madaba Governorate
- Official website
- www.madaba.gov.jo/index.php/ar
- Image
- MADABA 2.png
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Bronze Age
- Iron Age
- Classical Antiquity
- Modern settlement
- Archaeological finds
- In Madaba city
- In Khirbat Ataruz
- Madaba Institute for Mosaic Art and Restoration
- Climate
- Points of interest
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Madaba (; Biblical Hebrew: Mēḏəḇāʾ; ) is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a population of about 60,000. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of the Holy Land. Madaba is located south-west of the capital Amman.
==History== ===Bronze Age=== Madaba dates from the Middle Bronze Age.