Madaba

PRIVATE GUIDED TOUR

Madaba is a small town some 30 kilometres southwest of Amman.  It was an important ecclesiastical centre in Byzantine times and many mosaics remain from this era.  The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George contains Madaba's most famous example - the superb mosaic map of Palestine (pictured).  Clearly visible on the map are Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the Dead Sea, the Jordan River, Nablus, Hebron, Jericho, Egypt and the Nile River, Turkey and Lebanon. The mosaic was made around 560 AD, originally composed of over 2.3 million pieces, and measured a staggering 25 by 5 metres.