MADABA

Madaba is a small touristic town of 60.000 inhabitant between Amman and the Dead Sea. It's got an important christian arabic community leaving in peace alongside with muslims. The city is well known for its mosaic's treasures.

Craftsman at work  The Tree of Life (Detail)

Mosaic worshop


"The Map" (6th AD - St Georges Church) is a Byzantine mosaic representing a map of the Middle East including Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Biblical Palestine. The feature town in the middle is identified as Jerusalem.

Madaba by night.

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