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Surroundings:

Madaba, Nabataean inscriptionMadaba, Jug from late bronze ageMadaba, LekythosMadaba, Church of st. Mary, Mosaic showing bird and basket with fruitsMadaba, Church of st. Mary, Mosaic showing bird and a plantMadaba, Church of st. Mary, Mosaic showing a deerChurch of the Virgin MaryChurch of the Virgin MaryMadaba, Qsar, Mosaic with basket with fruitsMadaba, Qsar, Mosaic with cupsMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Palestine with Greek tekstMedaba mapMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Jeruzalem with Greek tekstMedaba mapMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Gaza with Greek tekstMedaba mapMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Egypt with Greek tekstMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Palestine with Greek tekstMedaba mapMedaba mapMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Jericho with Greek tekstMedaba mapMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Egypt with Greek tekstMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Archelais with Greek tekstMedaba mapMedaba mapMedaba mapMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Egypt with Greek tekstMadaba, Basilica of St. George, Mosaic with map of Asdod with Greek tekstMedaba map

Location:

  • Jordan, Mādabā
  • geo:31.714912,35.793556
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=21712

Annotations

New building is plced over the grotto with the relic with the supposed head of John the Baptist ,  remains of ancient mosaics and Moabite well.


Relevant museums

Amman, Jordan Museum

The new historical museum of Jordan; substantial archaeological collection.

Archeologisch museum van Amman

Het oude archeologische museum van Jordanië.

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre


Nearby

Medaba [Madaba]

Madaba Tell is contains the largest fortified wall in Jordan

Medaba [Madaba], Church of the Virgin Mary

End of the 6th century–beginning of 7th century AD. http://www.discoverislamicart.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;31;enSource:%20[http://www.discoverislamicart.org/database_item.php?id=monument;ISL;jo;Mon01;31;en&cp]

Medaba [Madaba], Hippolytus Mansion

Archaeological Park of Madaba.


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