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	Madaba - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The town of Madaba was once a Moabite border city, mentioned in the Bible in Numbers 21:30 and Joshua 13:9, Madaba dates from the Middle Bronze Age.
		The new inhabitants of Madaba, made conscious of the importance of the mosaics by their priests, made sure that they took care of and preserved all the mosaics that came to light.
		The Madaba Mosaic Map is an index map of the region, dating from the sixth century CE, preserved in the floor of the Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint George.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Madaba (541 words)

	Madaba
		Town in west-central Jordan with 80,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate), on a highland at an elevation of 760 metres.
		It is the capital of Madaba Governorate with an area of 940 km² and 145,000 inhabitants (2005 estimate).
		Madaba is famous for its massive collection of Byzantine mosaics, preserved in churches and museums.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/madaba.htm (402 words)

	Madaba Map (BiblePlaces.com)
		The modern Arab village of Medeba (Madaba) is built on the ruins of biblical Medeba.
		Clearly visible are the north-south Cardo and valley streets (lined with columns), the Damascus Gate plaza and pillar, the city walls, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the Church of Holy Zion (Hagia Sion), and Justinian's "Nea" Church.
		Madaba Map (Genesis Jerusalem Institute) Fascinating presentation of the Jerusalem portion of the map.
	www.bibleplaces.com /madabamap.htm (601 words)

	Jordan - Touristic Sites - South of Amman
		Madaba, which was known in the Bible as the Moabite town of Medaba, is mentioned in the Old Testament account of Moses and the Exodus (Numbers 21: 30).
		The importance of Madaba as a Byzantine ecclesiastical center is demonstrated by the wealth of elaborate mosaics scattered throughout the town.
		At the southern entrance to Madaba, near the King’s Highway, is the Church of the Apostles.
	www.kinghussein.gov.jo /tourism6a.html (1213 words)

	Madaba, Jordan
		Other mosaic masterpieces found in the church of the Virgin and the Apostles and the Archaeological Museum, depict a rampant profusion of flowers and plants, birds and fish, animals and exotic beasts, as well as scenes from mythology and everyday pursuits of hunting, fishing and farming.
		Under the Byzantines, Madaba became the seat of a bishopric, and in 451 AD, its bishop attended the Council of Chalcedon.
		Madaba was sacked by the Persians in 614, and its ruin was completed by the earthquake of 747.
	www.atlastours.net /jordan/madaba.html (485 words)

	Tell Madaba Archaeological Project
		The Tell Madaba Archaeological Project (TMAP) is a multidisciplinary research project investigating the early development of urbanism and urban institutions in the ancient Near East.
		It is part of an ongoing international research effort to create a regional database that will permit comprehensive analysis of the adaptive strategies and social institutions developed by human communities in the semi-arid Highlands of central Jordan, a geographical area distinguished by its climatic variability and environmental diversity.
		The site is situated within the modern city of Madaba, located 30 km southwest of Amman amidst the fertile plains of the Central Jordanian Plateau, forming a continuous urban tradition that can be traced back in time at least 5,000 years.
	www.utoronto.ca /tmap (348 words)

	The town of Madaba
		Madaba is historically one of the oldest towns of the Middle East.
		This was Madaba's "golden age" when it was an important town and the seat of an archbishop.
		The mosaics are the chief tourist attraction in Madaba.
	www.mariamhotel.com /madaba.htm (810 words)

	Intro to the Madaba Mosaic Map
		Madaba is an ancient town of the Jordanian Plateau (ca.
		Topographic extent, as well as iconographic parallels suggest that this had to be the town of Madaba whit all the details of its streets, churches and shrines.
		One might even take the view that the Madaba map is but a 'revised edition' of the Onomastikon, illustrated and brought up to date by the addition of churches and pilgrim places that in Eusebius' time did not exist, and by the juxtaposition of additional sources for areas not covered by Eusebius, e.g.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/ofm/mad/Madaba_Mosaic_Map.html (1028 words)

	Madaba
		The Madaba Mosaic Map covers the floor of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, which is located northwest of the city centre.
		In line with Jordan's commitment to restoring and preserving its mosaic masterpieces, Madaba’s extensive archaeological Park and Museum complex encompasses the remains of several Byzantine churches, including the outstanding mosaics of the Church of the Virgin and the Hyppolytus Hall, part of a 6th century mansion.
		Close to the Church of the Virgin is the Mosaic School of Madaba, which operates under the patronage of the Ministry of Tourism.
	www.visitjordan.com /Default.aspx?tabid=189 (945 words)

	Madaba, Jordan
		Madaba is a moderately-sized city in Jordan located 25km southwest of Amman.
		Madaba recently became known as "the City of the Mosaics" for the many mosaics that have been uncovered throughout the city.
		The town of Madaba was once a Moabite border city, mentioned in the the Bible in Numbers 21:30 and Joshua 13:9.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /jordan/madaba.htm (705 words)

	Ancient Tell Madaba in Jordan
		The city of Madaba, located 30 kilometers southwest of Amman amidst the fertile rolling plains of the Central Jordan Plateau, is a case in point.
		Continuing an urban tradition of some 5,000 years, the modern town engulfs the ancient settlement, preserved in the form of a large low-lying tell and acropolis (approximately 16 hectares in area at the base and 9 hectares at the summit) that still forms a visible rise in the town center.
		The ancient urban core of Madaba, therefore, presents both a challenge and an opportunity to explore the complex remains of a site at the center of the cultural and political life of this region.....
	ancientneareast.tripod.com /Madaba.html (183 words)

	Mount Nebo -- Madaba of JORDAN, the ancient holyland, Country: the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
		Favorite stop is Madaba, City of Mosaics, to view its wonderfully vivid map of the sixth century A.D. Holy Land.
		The Madaba of the Bible is today the small town of Madaba, only 30 kilometers south of Amman.
		Ten kilometers west of Madaba is the hilly district of Mount Nebo, on the western edge of the plateau with a spectacular view across the Jordan Valley and the Dead Sea.
	members.tripod.com /orientexpress/madaba.htm (446 words)

	The Madaba Mosaic Map web site! - Welcome
		A.D. as a decoration for the pavement of a church in the town of Madaba (Jordan) in the Byzantine Near East.
		At that time Madaba was part of the so called Provincia Arabia, and was inhabited by Aramaic speaking Christians descendant from the ancient biblical people of the Moabites.
		The Madaba Mosaic map is deemed by some scholars to be the best topographic representation ever done before modern cartography.
	www.christusrex.org /www1/ofm/mad (429 words)

	Madaba Map Poster: Buy Online at Zaramart
		The Madaba map is the earliest map of Israel known today.
		The Madaba map is a geographic map of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Sinai and Egypt.
		The map is part of a mosaic on the floor of a church built in the town of Madaba, in what is present-day Jordan, in the sixth century.
	www.a-zara.com /pe-israelimaps-52-5202-1138.htm (219 words)

	BYZANTINE JERUSALEM AND THE MADABA MAP
		Copyright 1998 by James E. Lancaster, Ph.D. Late in the 19th century, during excavation and reconstruction of a Byzantine church in Madaba, Jordan, the oldest extant map of the Holy Land was found in the mosaic floor of the church.
		Running across the center of the Madaba Map of Jerusalem, as it is now known, is the Cardo, the main street of Roman and Byzantine Jerusalem.
		At the north end of the Cardo (left on the map) is a gate and plaza constructed in the 2nd century by the Roman emperor Hadrian.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Oracle/1631/madaba_map.html (582 words)

	Madaba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Madaba lies 33 Km to the south east of Amman along a scenic, hilly road frequented by tourists, archaeologists and historians making their pilgrimage to Jordan's greatest site of concentred and finest mosaics in the world.
		Madaba is 774 metres above sea level and it has a population of around 106000 people.The word Madaba is a compound Aramaic(Syriac) word.
		Madaba has a lot of historical places including Mount Nebo which is said to be the burial place of the Prophet Moses.
	lrs.ed.uiuc.edu /students/ialghazo/Edpsych490i/Jordan/Madaba.html (349 words)

	Tell Madaba Archaeological Project
		The Tell Madaba Archaeological Project constitutes part of a broader, ongoing regional research effort that is investigating the range of adaptive strategies and social institutions developed by human communities in the semi-arid Central Highlands of Jordan, a geographical area distinguished by its climatic variability and environmental diversity.
		An important outcome of the 1993 surface survey of Madaba (Harrison 1996; 1997a), conducted as part of the USAID-funded effort to develop an archaeological park along the Roman/Byzantine cardo, was the creation of a digitized base map (at 1:1250 scale) of the modern town (figure 1).
		As a preliminary, exploratory effort, therefore, the 1996 field season succeeded in demonstrating the considerable potential of Tell Madaba, particularly in the area of the west acropolis, to contribute to the archaeological investigation of the Bronze and Iron Age history of the Central Highlands of Jordan.
	www.utoronto.ca /tmap/prelim_1996.html (5067 words)

	The mosaics of Jordan
		The Mosaics of the Madaba Plateau of Jordan
		Madaba was an important town at the beginning of the Christian era, and had its own bishop.
		The ruins of Um Al Rasas lie 30 km south-east of Madaba on the edge of the steppe and the town halfway between Dhiban on the Kings' Highway and the Desert Road.
	www.jordanjubilee.com /history/mosaics.htm (2307 words)

	Jordan Times (Home News Section) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Central to the conservation of these riches is also the Madaba Mosaic School, whose students and experts help revive this ancient artistic tradition in the very city that was once one of the capitals of the finest mosaics in the entire Mediterranean region.
		A strategy to upgrade the Madaba Mosaic School was launched earlier this month to reposition Madaba as a leading regional centre for the study, restoration, conservation, and production of mosaic art.
		By September 2007, the Madaba Mosaic School, established in 1992, should become the “Institute of Mosaic Art and Restoration” under the aegis of the Ministry of Higher Education and management of the Department of Antiquities, in cooperation with the private sector.
	www.jordantimes.com /thu/homenews/homenews9.htm (1109 words)

	Sha3teely: From bed to Madaba (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This was not the first time for me to visit Madaba, but it was the first for my wife.
		But yet the stones of Madaba are telling you much older memories, an ancient history and a religious dialogue between civilizations.
		For a 25 piastres each we entered Madaba’s archeological park, we walked through walls and flours full of stories and history.
	sha3teely.blogspot.com /2006/01/from-bed-to-madaba.html (664 words)

	Madaba Mosaic Map in Jordan of the Holy Land (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Madaba Mosaic Map in Jordan of the Holy Land
		This 36 by 55-inch original watercolor painting of the sixth-century A.D. Madaba Mosaic Map located in the city of Madaba, Jordan, may have been painted about the time of its discovery in 1896.
		Avi-Yonah's definitive 1954 book "The Madaba Mosaic Map." is based on a very detailed 1906 drawing that, in comparison, differs from my drawing in many details.
	online.sfsu.edu /~hl/madaba.html (302 words)

	Madaba, Baptism Land 2000 - Amman, Jordan
		Madaba was part of the ancient kingdom of Moab.
		Madaba later came under the control of a Jewish leader named John Hyrcanus, followed by the Nabateans, and finally the Romans in AD 106.
		One of the most famous of these mosaics is the ancient map of the Holy Land, the oldest extant map of the region, in St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church.
	holysites.com /Madaba.htm (171 words)

	Jordan Tourism Guide, Mdaba ,Nebo,Mukawer
		In many respects Madaba is a typical East Bank town which differs in one major aspect: underneath almost every house lies a fine Byzantine mosaic.
		Ten years after the main repopulation of Madaba in 1890, the greatest, and most significant, of all the city's treasures was unearthed: the Mosaic Map of Palestine.
		Situated 10 kilometers west of Madaba, overlooking the Jordan Valley is Mount Nebo, one of the alleged sites of the tomb of Moses.
	www.palguide.com /jordan/madaba.htm (914 words)

	JORDAN with Aquatours - Madaba and Mount Nebo and Kerak Castle
		JORDAN with Aquatours - Madaba and Mount Nebo and Kerak Castle
		Known as the 'city of mosaics', Madaba is in fact a small friendly town in the heart of the Holy Land.
		The earliest surviving original map of Jerusalem is to be found in Madaba.
	www.aquatours.com /jordan/madaba.htm (686 words)

	Madaba - Críticas e información sobre viajes - TripAdvisor
		We stayed at the Moab Land hotel for one night in March.We had a large, clean and very comfortable room with a balcony overlooking St Georges Church and in the morning had breakfast on the sunny roof...
		Madaba is charming and an excellent alternate base to Amman for exploring...
		We came to Madaba with our six year old girl and we were worried, how to get to the airport at five o'clock in the morning.
	www.tripadvisor.es /AllReviews-g293989-Madaba.html (803 words)

	Lebanon an Irish Experience through the bottom of a glass: Madaba Mosaics
		Madaba is Famous because of Mosaic’s and specifically a map of the Holy land including all biblical sites that was discovered in 1897 and was originally constructed in AD 560.
		Apart from the Mosaic there are some other sites and lots of old houses to see in Madaba and it is a nice town and with some effort (Cleaning it up would be a start) it could be a big tourist destination.
		After Madaba we decided to take the Kings highway to Petra which is probably the slowest but also the best one for visiting the sites along the way.
	macdara.spaces.live.com /Blog/cns!70F82F69C4299D35!1794.entry (709 words)

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