Ma’dabā
in Madaba Governorate, Jordan
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Queen Alia International Airport (12 mi) - Amman-Marka International Airport (21 mi)
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Bar Yehuda Airfield (36 mi) - King Hussein Air College (52 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (57 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (65 mi)
- Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (70 mi)
- Ein Yahav Airfield (83 mi)
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Damascus International Airport (124 mi) - Ovda International Airport (133 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (147 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
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Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 34 mi) - Masada (Unesco heritage, 38 mi)
- Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 39 mi)
- Quseir Amra (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Ancient City of Bosra (Unesco heritage, 68 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 71 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 82 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.716 and 35.794 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 42' 57" and E 35° 47' 38"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dinar - JOD
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 01:40 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Asia/Amman
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:07 am and 4:36 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Jordan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Jordan. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Ma’dabā
Ma’dabā in Madaba Governorate with it's 82,335 inhabitants is located in Jordan about 19 mi (or 30 km) south-west of Amman, the country's capital.
Local time in Ma’dabā is now 01:40 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Asia / Amman with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Ma’dabā, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Jordan is Queen Alia International Airport in a distance of 12 mi (or 19 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Jordan is Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), South-East. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Al Faysaliyah, Juraynah, Ma`in, Hisban and Mulayh. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 65 °F
| Morning Temperature | 10°C / 51 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 36% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 65% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
16°C (60 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
EVASON MAIN HOT SPRINGS
Grand Hotel Madaba
Saint John Hotel
Delilah Hotel
Salome Hotel
MOSAIC CITY HOTEL
Videos from this area
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Madaba & Monte Nebo - Jordania #3
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Holy Land Mosaic at Madaba, Jordan
This mosaic was discovered 120 years ago when work was taking place at Madaba, Jordan to build a Greek Orthodox church on the site of a Byzantine church. The mosaic is a map of the Holy Land.
Tours-TV.com: Madaba
Jordan. (米底巴, マダバ, سوريون). See on map http://tours-tv.com/en/Madaba .
Madaba, Mount Nebo, and the Hot Springs - Madaba, Jordan (hotsprings; madaba; jordan)
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Madaba, Jordan by TravelPod blogger Ashleyheacock. See this TripWow and more at http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00c0-1f5e-da5b?ytv4=1.
Ancient Churches and Mosaics in Madaba Marytangram's photos around Madaba, Jordan (travel pics)
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Mosaic design Madaba Jordan
Mosaic design Madaba Jordan. CLICK http://bit.ly/RZlm0J.
Modern Mosaic's in the St. George's Church in Madaba
A selection of mosaics created by the students of the mosaic school at the St. George's Church in Madaba.
Συνέντευξη π. Ιννοκεντίου, Πατριαρχείου Ιεροσολύμων / Madaba, Jordan
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Madaba
Madaba, is the capital city of Madaba Governorate in central Jordan, which has a population of about 60,000. It is best known for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of The Holy Land. Madaba is located 30 kilometers south-west of the capital Amman.
Madaba Map
The Madaba Map (also known as the Madaba Mosaic Map) is part of a floor mosaic in the early Byzantine church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan. The Madaba Map is a map of the Middle East. Part of it contains the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the Holy Land and especially Jerusalem. It dates to the 6th century AD.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Ma’dabā.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Medeba, Mādeba, Meidevā, Mādabā, Ma’dabā, محافظة مادبا, مادبا, مأدبا, Madaba, מידבא, Мадаба
