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Dead Sea
Earth's lowest point on land at 430 meters below sea level, with water so salty that swimmers float effortlessly on the surface.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Mādabā
Madaba, Jordan · Asia
About Mādabā
Mādabā is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Al Fayşalīyah, 20km from Dead Sea.
Mādabā is in Madaba, Jordan, with about 82,000 people. The nearest town is Al Fayşalīyah, about 4 km away.
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 mosaic map depicts an area from Lebanon in the north to the Nile Delta in the south, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the west to the Eastern Desert.
It contains theRead more
oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem. The map dates to the sixth century AD.
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What is there to see near Mādabā?
Within an hour or so of Mādabā: Dead Sea (20 km), Umm ar-Rasas (27 km), Wadi Mujib (35 km), Ein Gedi Nature Reserve (47 km).
Are there any good drives near Mādabā?
The nearest famous roads are King's Highway, Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim) and Dana to Petra Trail.
Where is Mādabā?
Mādabā is in Madaba, Jordan, about 4 km from Al Fayşalīyah.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 82,335
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Jordan
- Region
- Madaba
- Timezone
- Asia/Amman
- Coordinates
- 31.7160, 35.7939
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Worth the detour from Mādabā
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Umm ar-Rasas
A Roman garrison turned Byzantine church town on the Madaba plateau, where the mosaic floor of St Stephen's, laid in 785 CE, maps fifteen cities from Jerusalem to Alexandria. A 15m stylite tower stands alone to the north.
27 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Wadi Mujib
Jordan's 'Grand Canyon': a deep gorge with thrilling canyoneering routes through slot canyons to the Dead Sea.
35 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve
A lush oasis of waterfalls, pools, and wildlife on the shores of the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Wadi Ibn Hammad
A warm-spring canyon northwest of Karak where travertine walls drip with ferns and moss and the shallow stream is walked rather than followed on a path. Tropical in feel, and almost entirely visited by Jordanians.
49 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Jerusalem Old City
A walled sacred city of one square kilometer containing holy sites for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within four historic quarters.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Western Wall (Wailing Wall)
The holiest site where Jews can pray, a 2,000-year-old limestone remnant of the Second Temple retaining wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
53 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
Dome of the Rock
The iconic gold-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif, built in 691 CE over the sacred Foundation Stone.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Mādabā
3 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 60 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
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