The Madaba Map was incorporated into the new church of St. George, Madaba, Jordan. The mosaic was found when the ruins of the old Byzantine church were cleared in 1884. Locals were excited ...

An ancient city from the Byzantine era, once thought lost to time, has been rediscovered in southern Jordan. Known as Tharais, the town had largely vanished from memory, surviving only in historical ...

The Greek Orthodox Church of St George has an unassuming exterior ... in its churches and private residences, Madaba has come to be known as Jordan’s City of Mosaics. From left: The mosaic ...

A fragment of a 6th century AD Madaba Map at St George Church in Madaba (Photo courtesy of ACOR/Rami ... surviving areas of mosaic,” Leal said in an e-mail interview with The Jordan Times. Leal, who ...

the Madaba Map still resides at the St George church in Madaba, Jordan. "The map, dating to the sixth century BC, is the oldest and most exact map of the Holy Land before cartography." READ MORE ...

Madaba City is one of Jordan’s treasures ... The best known site in Madaba is the Mosaic map, which lies in St. George’s Church. This Greek Orthodox church was built on the site of a much ...

head of Jordan's Rihab Centre for Archaeological Studies. The church is located beneath the Church of St. George (230 A.D.) in Rihab, in the northern part of the country near the Syrian border.

Mount Nebo topped the governorate's destination with 275,439 visitors, followed by the St George's Greek Orthodox Church with 167,857 guests, and the Madaba Visitor Centre with 113,800 tourists, ...