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Madaba

Jordan · Madaba Governorate

Madaba 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-period mosaics on Christian and Greco-Roman mythological subjects, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of the Holy Land. Madaba is located on the Madaba Plateau, 30 kilometres south-west of the capital Amman.

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Local time
UTC+3 · 9 h ahead of Costa Rica
Region
Madaba Governorate
Main language
Arabic
On the map
31.72° N, 35.79° E

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