Discovered in a remote Ottoman town in 1884, the Madaba Map is both a masterpiece of Byzantine design and a working map of Jerusalem and the sixth-century Middle East. A detail of the Madaba Map ...

AMMAN — Madaba has won the 2016 World Crafts City title for mosaic, in a competition organised by the World Crafts City (WCC), the Tourism Ministry announced on Wednesday. A team of experts ...

ALBAWABA - A loud explosion shook the vicinity of the Ma'in Hot Springs in Madaba on Friday evening, igniting fires in the surrounding forested areas. Civil defense units were quickly dispatched to ...

The ancient Jordanian town of Madaba − known as the City of Mosaics − is a tourism magnet, with its historic streets, olive trees and hidden gems tucked away in every corner. One of these magical ...

Not just a religious centre, Tharais was also economically robust. A remarkable archaeological breakthrough has brought the lost city of Tharais, a Byzantine-era settlement, back into the spotlight.

AMMAN — As part of a joint initiative to engage the local community with its heritage through different educational programmes, two American scholars on Saturday organised a workshop for ...

Jordan's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry plans to encourage visits to Madaba after the Arab League designated the city as the Arab Capital of Tourism. Jordanian Tourism and Antiquities Minister Nayef ...

11 August 2009 MADABA - Tourism developments are transforming the mosaic city of Madaba, but local business owners have concerns about the sustainability of the changes. As authorities near the end of ...

The Madaba Map, or the Madaba Mosaic Map, is a sixth century AD depiction of the Holy Land, believed to be among the oldest known portrayals of Jerusalem. Discovered in a Byzantine church in Madaba, ...