About Madaba - presentation, information, photos and recommendations
During its domination of the Roman and Byzantine empires, the city was part of the Province of Arabia established by the Roman emperor Trajan.
Madaba has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and rainy winters, the average annual temperature being 16.4 ° C.
The map of the Madaba mosaic was discovered in 1896 and attracted the attention of scientists from all over the world, positively influencing the inhabitants. It is a map of the region kept on the floor of the Greek Orthodox Basilica of St. George, sometimes called "Map Church". With two million pieces of colored stone, the map shows hills and valleys, villages and towns in Palestine and the Nile Delta. The mosaic contains the oldest representation of Byzantine Jerusalem, labeled "Holy City".
Other masterpieces of the mosaic found in the Church of the Virgin and the Apostles and in the Archaeological Museum, present a profusion of flowers and plants, birds and fish, exotic animals and animals, as well as scenes from mythology and the daily conduct of hunting, fishing and agriculture. Hundreds of other mosaics from the 5th to the 7th centuries are scattered throughout Madaba.
Madaba | Madaba became known as the "City of Mosaics" in Jordan, being the capital of the Madaba Government located in central Jordan, 30 kilometers southwest of the capital of Amman, known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics
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