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    Madaba (Arabic: مادبا; Biblical Hebrew: מֵידְבָא‎ Mēḏəḇāʾ; Ancient Greek: Μήδαβα) is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, with a...
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    7942000 The Madaba Map, also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map, is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan. The...
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  • Madaba camp is a Palestinian diaspora camp established in Jordan 1956. It is located half a kilometer from the city of Madaba, south of the Jordanian...
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    Madaba (Arabic مادبا) is one of the governorates of Jordan. It is located southwest of Amman, the capital of Jordan, and its capital is Madaba. The governorate...
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  • The Madaba Plains Project, or MPP, was founded by veterans of the Heshbon Expedition to continue archaeological survey and excavations research in the...
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    Amman Ajloun Aqaba Irbid Jerash Mafraq Kerak Tafilah Ma'an Shoubak Madaba Salt Zarqa This is a list of degree-granting universities and institutions in...
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  • The American University of Madaba (Arabic: الجامعة الاميركية في مادبا) is a non-profit university located in Madaba, Jordan. It opened in October 2011...
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  • The 1955 Madaba riot, sometimes also referred as the Madaba massacre took place in the predominantly Christians Jordanian town of Madaba, when a number...
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  • still favoured by some. In addition to Aenon near Salem, the 6th-century Madaba Map shows a second Aenon right across the Jordan from Bethabara, near Jericho...
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    Bethulia (section Madaba Map)
    of Jenin, as a quite plausible candidate on topographical grounds. The Madaba Map mosaic from the 6th century shows a settlement named Betylium (Greek:...
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  • Habakkuk and the martyrdom of James the Less Ostrakine is depicted on the Madaba Map [2] List of ancient Egyptian towns and cities "4care-sites – 4care"...
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  • Nadim Sawalha (category People from Madaba Governorate)
    Who Loved Me (1977) and The Living Daylights (1987). Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935 and moved to Britain in the early 1950s, to study drama...
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    in the northwest, the capital Amman and As-Salt in the central west, and Madaba, Al-Karak and Aqaba in the southwest. Major towns in the eastern part of...
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    proposal relied heavily on the sixth century Madaba Map, a mosaic map of Jerusalem found in 1897 in Madaba, Jordan. The map clearly showed the Roman cardo...
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    is the Madaba Map, made between 542 and 570 as the floor of the church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan. It was rediscovered in 1894. The Madaba Map is...
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    Synecdemus) and George of Cyprus (early 7th century). In the sixth-century Madaba Map, it is represented in the midst of a grove of palm trees under the names...
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    Interior: Jerash, Ajloun, Madaba and Aqaba. Jerash Governorate and Ajloun Governorate were split from Irbid Governorate, Madaba Governorate was split from...
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    (Yeshua) (John 1:28–29). The name "Bethabara" also appears on the 6th-century Madaba Map (though west of the Jordan River) and in the Talmud. The name is used...
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    The Byzantine Madaba Map showing the city, dating to the 5th century AD, it is the oldest surviving depiction of Jerusalem....
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    Ma'in Hot Springs (category Madaba Governorate)
    located between Madaba and the Dead Sea in Madaba Governorate, Jordan. The Ma'in Hot Springs are located 74 km (64 miles) south of Amman in Madaba Governorate...
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    people from the southern part of the country, particularly al-Karak and Madaba. The city's population was around 10,000 in the 1930s. The British report...
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    7667°N 35.7250°E / 31.7667; 35.7250 Naming Native name جَبَل نِيبُو (Arabic) Geography Mount Nebo Location Location Jordan Region Madaba Governorate...
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    daughter of Roberta Lane and actor Nadim Sawalha. Her father was born in Madaba, Jordan. She was named after her paternal grandmother, a businesswoman who...
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  • (Karak) Prince Al-Hussein Stadium (Al-Salt) Petra Stadium (Amman) Al-Madaba Field (Madaba) Al-Aqaba Field (Aqaba) Al-Israa' Field (Amman) Prince Ali Stadium...
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    (Mafraq, Zarqa, Jarash, Ajloun and parts of Amman) Bani Ṣakher (Amman and Madaba) Banū Laith (Petra), and Banū al-Ḥuwayṭāt (they reside in Wadi Rum).[citation...
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    Prince Hussein. Hashem studied at King's Academy, a boarding school in Madaba and graduated in May 2023. In June 2023, Prince Hashem accompanied his parents...
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    central open-air passage flanked by sidewalks and shops. The 6th-century Madaba Map includes the Cardo in its detailed depiction of Jerusalem. Significant...
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    spring"), acting as a direct calque of the Greek. Callirrhoe is represented on Madaba Map. On the mosaic three constructions can be observed, a spring house,...
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  • Juraynah جرينة is a town in the Madaba Governorate of north-western Jordan. It is located to the north of Madaba, about five kilometers from the governorate...
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    Machaerus with the Dead Sea in the background. Shown within Jordan Location Madaba Governorate, Jordan Region Perea Coordinates 31°34′2″N 35°37′27″E / 31...
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