Madaba
Madaba is a small town in central Jordan located south of the capital Amman on the King's Highway, some 10 km from Hesban. Wikivoyage
Before you go
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Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Madaba Map Artwork · 560 m - Madaba Archeological Museum Museum · 790 m
- Burnt Palace Museum · 490 m
- Martyrs' Church Ruins · 510 m
- Shrine of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist Attraction · 640 m
- Church of Apostoles Attraction · 730 m
- Iron Age Fortification Wall on West Acropolis Ruins · 750 m
- Tell Madaba Archaeological site · 750 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
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