Learn about the city of mosaics.. Madaba, Jordan

Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Qasimi - The ancient city of Madaba is known as the "City of Mosaics", which was called only because it is a city rich in many historical monuments that are decorated with mosaic paintings. If you are a fan of this art and visit Jordan , do not miss seeing this city, which is only 30 kilometers from the capital, Amman .

The city of Madaba is located on the Road of the Kings, which is more than 5 thousand years old, and the city is among the prominent places in this holy land, which are immortalized in the minds of visitors, like a number of other ancient historical sites.

Among the religious tourist places covered by mosaics in Madaba, there is the floor of the Church of St. George, which is located in the northwest of the city. It is a Greek Orthodox church built in 1896 AD on the ruins of an old Byzantine church dating back to the sixth century. The length of the mosaic is more than 15 meters wide. Approximately 7 metres.

The Madaba Mosaic Map is the oldest original map of the Holy Land, dating back to 560 AD (the Byzantine era). It is considered one of the most famous mosaic paintings, some of which date back to the Byzantine Christian period and others to the Umayyad Islamic period. This mosaic map of the Holy Land was designed with a number of colored stones to paint cities, villages, hills and valleys in bright and wonderful colors.

The visitor can see more other pieces of art in many ancient houses and ancient churches, such as the Church of the Virgin and the Apostles, and the archaeological park of Madaba. Most of these paintings date back to the period between the fifth and seventh centuries AD.

The drawings of the paintings vary between plants, flowers, animals, birds, and fish, as well as some different myths and paintings that tell the reality of people and their agricultural activities in that period.

If you visit the city of Madaba, do not miss visiting some of the historical tourist places in the governorate, such as the Syaghah area that contains the shrine of the Prophet Musa, peace be upon him, the historical Mount Nebo, the archaeological site of Umm al-Rasas, the Makawer Castle, Ma’in baths, and other places that many people do not know about Jordan.